Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
209
Highest
58.3%
Liechtenstein
Lowest
0.1%
North Korea
Median
2.5%
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
10,928
What the numbers show
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 58.3% in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 0.1% in North Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.5%, and the mean is 5.8%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,159.
Over the past decade 161 countries rose and 48 fell. The largest increase was in Uzbekistan (up 653.4%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 79.7%).
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 58.3% | 2023 | up 34.4% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | 53.8% | 2023 | up 13.5% | flat |
| 3 | Tuvalu | 47.9% | 2023 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 4 | Cyprus | 44.0% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 40.6% | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Andorra | 38.9% | 2023 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 7 | Tokelau | 37.0% | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Luxembourg | 36.0% | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 9 | San Marino | 29.8% | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Bermuda | 28.9% | 2023 | down 38.3% | rising |
| 11 | Dominica | 27.6% | 2023 | up 139.1% | rising |
| 12 | Cook Islands | 26.3% | 2023 | up 62.3% | falling |
| 13 | Monaco | 26.2% | 2016 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 14 | Cayman Islands | 20.3% | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 17.8% | 2023 | up 141.9% | rising |
| 16 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.2% | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 17 | Montserrat | 15.9% | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 18 | Hong Kong | 15.2% | 2023 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 19 | Bahamas | 14.4% | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 20 | Moldova | 14.3% | 2020 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 21 | Bhutan | 14.2% | 2023 | up 217.9% | volatile |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 14.1% | 2023 | down 22.1% | rising |
| 23 | Nauru | 14.1% | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 24 | Montenegro | 13.7% | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 25 | Turkmenistan | 12.1% | 2023 | up 97.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Tonga | 11.4% | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 27 | Slovakia | 11.3% | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 28 | Anguilla | 11.0% | 2023 | down 79.7% | volatile |
| 29 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 10.1% | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 30 | Kuwait | 10.0% | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Antigua and Barbuda | 9.9% | 2023 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 32 | Iceland | 9.7% | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 33 | Maldives | 9.5% | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 34 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9.1% | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 35 | Seychelles | 9.0% | 2023 | up 65.4% | rising |
| 36 | Kiribati | 9.0% | 2023 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 37 | Mongolia | 8.1% | 2023 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Albania | 8.0% | 2023 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 39 | Gabon | 8.0% | 2023 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 40 | Azerbaijan | 7.6% | 2023 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 41 | Comoros | 7.5% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 42 | Greece | 7.1% | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 43 | Mauritius | 6.9% | 2023 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 44 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.8% | 2023 | up 123.6% | rising |
| 45 | Vanuatu | 6.8% | 2023 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 46 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 6.6% | 2023 | down 5.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Bulgaria | 6.6% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 48 | Barbados | 6.6% | 2023 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 49 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 6.5% | 2023 | up 67.6% | rising |
| 50 | Belarus | 6.3% | 2023 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Palestine | 6.3% | 2023 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 52 | Lebanon | 6.1% | 2023 | up 132.6% | rising |
| 53 | Brunei | 5.9% | 2023 | down 37.4% | falling |
| 54 | Saint Lucia | 5.8% | 2023 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 55 | Kazakhstan | 5.8% | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Samoa | 5.7% | 2023 | up 35.2% | flat |
| 57 | Macao | 5.7% | 2023 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 5.7% | 2023 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 59 | Oman | 5.6% | 2022 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 60 | Grenada | 5.5% | 2023 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 5.3% | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 62 | Lithuania | 5.3% | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 63 | Latvia | 5.2% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 64 | Qatar | 5.2% | 2022 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 65 | Ireland | 5.1% | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 66 | Estonia | 5.0% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 67 | Aruba | 5.0% | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 4.9% | 2023 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 69 | Bahrain | 4.9% | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 70 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.9% | 2023 | up 229.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 4.8% | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 72 | Palau | 4.8% | 2023 | up 69.3% | volatile |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 4.7% | 2023 | up 653.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 4.4% | 2023 | up 78.9% | rising |
| 75 | Norway | 4.4% | 2023 | down 18.8% | flat |
| 76 | Georgia | 4.3% | 2023 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 4.2% | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 78 | Solomon Islands | 4.2% | 2023 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 4.1% | 2022 | up 212.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Malta | 4.1% | 2023 | down 39.2% | rising |
| 81 | Syria | 3.9% | 2023 | up 234.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Djibouti | 3.8% | 2023 | up 21.1% | flat |
| 83 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.7% | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 84 | Tajikistan | 3.7% | 2023 | up 207.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Tunisia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 111.4% | rising |
| 86 | Nepal | 3.6% | 2023 | up 240.1% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 3.5% | 2023 | up 115.0% | rising |
| 88 | South Korea | 3.5% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 89 | Fiji | 3.4% | 2023 | up 126.2% | flat |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.1% | 2023 | up 204.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Germany | 3.0% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 92 | Portugal | 3.0% | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 93 | Italy | 3.0% | 2023 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 94 | Jordan | 3.0% | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 95 | Romania | 2.9% | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 96 | Slovenia | 2.9% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 97 | Armenia | 2.9% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 98 | France | 2.8% | 2023 | up 44.3% | rising |
| 99 | Finland | 2.8% | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 100 | Belgium | 2.7% | 2023 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 101 | Congo | 2.7% | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 102 | Hungary | 2.6% | 2023 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 103 | Israel | 2.6% | 2023 | up 10.9% | flat |
| 104 | Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 105 | Paraguay | 2.5% | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 2.4% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 2.4% | 2023 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Sweden | 2.4% | 2023 | down 11.2% | flat |
| 109 | Jamaica | 2.4% | 2023 | up 74.4% | flat |
| 110 | Ecuador | 2.3% | 2023 | up 152.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Belize | 2.2% | 2023 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 112 | Uruguay | 2.2% | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 113 | Czechia | 2.2% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 114 | Canada | 2.2% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 115 | Spain | 2.0% | 2023 | up 54.0% | rising |
| 116 | Vietnam | 2.0% | 2023 | up 205.8% | volatile |
| 117 | Suriname | 1.9% | 2023 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 118 | Guyana | 1.9% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 119 | Bolivia | 1.9% | 2023 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 120 | East Timor | 1.8% | 2023 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8% | 2023 | down 30.1% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 1.7% | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 123 | Iran | 1.7% | 2023 | up 168.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Netherlands | 1.7% | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 125 | Denmark | 1.6% | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 126 | Chile | 1.6% | 2023 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 127 | Panama | 1.6% | 2023 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 128 | Namibia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 129 | Malaysia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 1.5% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 131 | Peru | 1.5% | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 132 | Colombia | 1.5% | 2022 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 133 | New Zealand | 1.5% | 2023 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 134 | Curacao | 1.4% | 2023 | up 256.9% | rising |
| 135 | China | 1.4% | 2023 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Cameroon | 1.3% | 2023 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 137 | Algeria | 1.3% | 2023 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 138 | Poland | 1.3% | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 139 | Libya | 1.3% | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Venezuela | 1.3% | 2023 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 141 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2023 | up 83.2% | rising |
| 142 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.2% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 143 | Lesotho | 1.2% | 2023 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 144 | Laos | 1.1% | 2023 | up 64.4% | volatile |
| 145 | Chad | 1.1% | 2023 | up 126.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Gambia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 147 | Senegal | 1.1% | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 148 | Togo | 1.1% | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 149 | Botswana | 1.1% | 2023 | down 41.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Haiti | 1.0% | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 151 | United Kingdom | 1.0% | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 152 | Iraq | 1.0% | 2023 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Yemen | 1.0% | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 154 | Turkey | 0.9% | 2022 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 155 | Somalia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 156 | Russia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 54.7% | rising |
| 157 | Benin | 0.9% | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 158 | Micronesia (country) | 0.8% | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 159 | Afghanistan | 0.8% | 2023 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 160 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 161 | Australia | 0.8% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 162 | Guinea | 0.8% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 163 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2023 | up 84.1% | rising |
| 164 | Cuba | 0.7% | 2023 | up 165.8% | rising |
| 165 | Thailand | 0.7% | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 166 | Egypt | 0.7% | 2023 | up 206.9% | volatile |
| 167 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.7% | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 169 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 170 | India | 0.7% | 2023 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 172 | Dominican Republic | 0.6% | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 173 | Cambodia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 117.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Japan | 0.6% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 175 | Brazil | 0.5% | 2022 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 176 | Rwanda | 0.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 177 | United States | 0.5% | 2022 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 0.5% | 2023 | up 11.4% | falling |
| 179 | Mali | 0.5% | 2023 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 180 | Pakistan | 0.5% | 2023 | up 156.4% | rising |
| 181 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2023 | up 89.3% | volatile |
| 182 | Eritrea | 0.4% | 2023 | down 38.7% | rising |
| 183 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2023 | up 42.3% | falling |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 0.4% | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 185 | Liberia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 118.7% | flat |
| 186 | Philippines | 0.4% | 2023 | up 237.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Niger | 0.4% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 188 | Myanmar | 0.4% | 2023 | up 124.7% | volatile |
| 189 | Angola | 0.4% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 190 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2023 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 191 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 193 | Burundi | 0.3% | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 194 | Puerto Rico | 0.3% | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 195 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 73.7% | rising |
| 196 | Zambia | 0.3% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 197 | South Africa | 0.3% | 2023 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 198 | South Sudan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 437.1% | volatile |
| 199 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 200 | Sierra Leone | 0.2% | 2023 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 201 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.2% | 2023 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 202 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2023 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 203 | Mozambique | 0.2% | 2023 | up 109.4% | flat |
| 204 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2% | 2023 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 205 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 206 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 207 | Tanzania | 0.1% | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 208 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 209 | North Korea | 0.1% | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 9.0%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 6.6%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 6.3%
- UIS: Central Asia 5.5%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 5.4%
- AIMS: Central Asia 5.3%
- SDG: Central Asia 5.3%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 5.0%
- WB: Other Small States 4.9%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 4.9%
- WB: Small States 4.7%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 3.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 3.8%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 3.7%
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 3.6%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 3.5%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 3.5%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 3.4%
- WB: Euro Area 3.3%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 3.3%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 3.2%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 3.2%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 3.2%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 3.1%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3.1%
- WB: European Union 3.1%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 3.1%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 3.1%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 3.0%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 3.0%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 3.0%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 3.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 2.9%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 2.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 2.9%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 2.8%
- SDG: Europe 2.7%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 2.5%
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 2.4%
- SDG: Western Asia 2.3%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release