Hong Kong vs Mauritius: Share of students studying abroad

Hong Kong
14.4%
in 2023
Mauritius
14.5%
in 2022
Hong Kong rank
45th
Mauritius rank
44th

Share of students studying abroad over time

  • Hong Kong
  • Mauritius
1020304050199920112023

How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 14.5% against 14.4% in Hong Kong, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 20 years both countries report, Mauritius has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong ranks 45th and Mauritius ranks 44th of 175 countries.

Mauritius has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong Mauritius Difference Ahead
2000s 19.0% 39.2% 20.2% Mauritius
2010s 11.9% 20.5% 8.6% Mauritius
2020s 12.5% 16.5% 4.0% Mauritius

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of students studying abroad, Hong Kong or Mauritius?
Mauritius, at 14.5% against 14.4% in Hong Kong as of 2022.
What is the difference in share of students studying abroad between Hong Kong and Mauritius?
0.1%, with Mauritius ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Mauritius?
20 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2022.
How do Hong Kong and Mauritius rank globally for share of students studying abroad?
Hong Kong ranks 45th and Mauritius ranks 44th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of students studying abroad. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Hong Kong vs Mauritius: Share of students studying abroad. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Retrieved 31 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-students-studying-abroad/hong-kong-sar-china/mauritius/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/share-of-students-studying-abroad/hong-kong-sar-china/mauritius/">Hong Kong vs Mauritius: Share of students studying abroad</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Share of students studying abroad
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
175 places, 3,161 data points, 1998–2023
Last refreshed

Percentage of a country's tertiary level students studying abroad as international students. International students are those that move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.