Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa was 12,276 number in 2018. β² Rising
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in United Arab Emirates, 1998β2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United Arab Emirates recorded 12,276 number for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 85.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in United Arab Emirates peaked at 12,276 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3,998 number, in 1998.
United Arab Emirates ranks 87th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,103 number | 3,998 number | 4,208 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,462 number | 4,228 number | 7,146 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,922 number | 8,082 number | 12,276 number | 9 |
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More education data for United Arab Emirates
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 82.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 108.0% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 39,735 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 107.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in United Arab Emirates?
- Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa in United Arab Emirates was 12,276 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The highest recorded value was 12,276 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa recorded in United Arab Emirates?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,998 number in 1998.
- How does United Arab Emirates rank for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa?
- United Arab Emirates ranks 87th out of 205 countries with data for 2018.
- Is total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroa rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Arab Emirates 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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Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.