Kenya vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying

Kenya
23,211
in 2023
UIS: North America and Western Europe
853,708
in 2023
Kenya rank
59th
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
60th

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying over time

  • Kenya
  • UIS: North America and Western Europe
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k199720102023

How they compare

UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 853,708 against 23,211 in Kenya, a difference of 830,497.

That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 36.8 times Kenya's.

Across all 26 years both countries report, UIS: North America and Western Europe has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 59th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 60th of 210 countries.

UIS: North America and Western Europe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya UIS: North America and Western Europe Difference Ahead
1990s 9,644 470,830 461,186 UIS: North America and Western Europe
2000s 13,414 505,732 492,318 UIS: North America and Western Europe
2010s 14,221 689,973 675,752 UIS: North America and Western Europe
2020s 19,085 839,271 820,186 UIS: North America and Western Europe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying, Kenya or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 853,708 against 23,211 in Kenya as of 2023.
What is the difference in total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying between Kenya and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
830,497, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
How do Kenya and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying?
Kenya ranks 59th and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 60th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number). 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

Kenya vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 10 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries-3/kenya/uis-north-america-and-western-europe/

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-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/total-outbound-internationally-mobile-tertiary-students-studying-abroad-all-countries-3/kenya/uis-north-america-and-western-europe/">Kenya vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 11,332 data points, 1997–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release