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China: Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia, both sexes

308,856count · 2023+73.9% since 2013

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator OE.5T8.40517. Annual figures for China from 2000 to 2023.

20002023

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2023308,856
2022290,949
2021267,810
2020250,825
2019226,967
2018206,593
2017188,766
2016175,663
2015170,573
2014174,191UIS_EST
2013177,631UIS_EST
2012172,170
2011175,944
2010163,394UIS_EST
2009149,512
2008127,593
2007112,974
200698,065
200586,964UIS_EST
200479,903UIS_EST
200380,303UIS_EST
200273,696
200161,359
200057,496UIS_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). Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-oe-5t8-40517 (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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