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China: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes

1.08Mcount · 2023+49.4% since 2013

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OE.5T8.40510. Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20231,076,015
20221,056,071
20211,042,394
20201,112,552
20191,062,965
20181,000,311
2017930,743
2016868,930
2015820,450
2014771,612UIS_EST
2013720,446UIS_EST
2012678,013
2011636,262
2010581,116UIS_EST
2009508,745UIS_EST
2008447,105UIS_EST
2007411,827UIS_EST
2006374,560UIS_EST
2005366,401UIS_EST
2004333,158UIS_EST
2003287,825UIS_EST
2002228,671UIS_EST
2001184,149UIS_EST
2000156,814UIS_EST

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-oe-5t8-40510 (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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