Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Thailand
Thailand: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 32,912 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Thailand, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 32,912 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Thailand peaked at 32,912 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21,057 number, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 37th of 205 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,895 number | 21,688 number | 22,102 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 24,938 number | 21,057 number | 26,841 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 28,909 number | 26,104 number | 32,912 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
More education data for Thailand
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.6% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.4% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers 305,368 (2025)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.2 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Thailand?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in Thailand was 32,912 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 32,912 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,057 number in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- Thailand ranks 37th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Thailand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.