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

993,367count · 2018+116.8% since 2008

Students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin. Annual figures for China from 1998 to 2018.

19982018

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2018993,367
2017928,365
2016868,319
2015819,855
2014770,784
2013719,436
2012698,522
2011653,174
2010567,984
2009516,357
2008458,102
2007426,716
2006403,174
2005396,477
2004360,676
2003312,647
2002230,401
2001176,475
2000154,602
1999137,622
1998134,409

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroa (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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