Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
208
Highest
59.1%
Liechtenstein
Lowest
0.0%
North Korea
Median
2.3%
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,354
What the numbers show
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 59.1% in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 0.0% in North Korea.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.3%, and the mean is 5.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,325.
Over the past decade 176 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 916.2%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 80.1%).
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio … abroad countries female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 59.1% | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 2 | Cyprus | 46.4% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 3 | Andorra | 44.7% | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 4 | Gibraltar | 42.8% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 40.5% | 2023 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 6 | San Marino | 33.3% | 2023 | down 80.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Niue | 31.3% | 2023 | up 125.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Bermuda | 29.9% | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 9 | Dominica | 25.6% | 2023 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Tuvalu | 24.8% | 2023 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 11 | Cape Verde | 21.5% | 2023 | up 209.2% | rising |
| 12 | Cayman Islands | 20.9% | 2023 | up 99.1% | rising |
| 13 | Montenegro | 16.6% | 2023 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 14 | Bhutan | 15.5% | 2023 | up 278.2% | rising |
| 15 | Hong Kong | 14.9% | 2023 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 16 | British Virgin Islands | 14.5% | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 17 | Bahamas | 14.1% | 2023 | up 136.5% | rising |
| 18 | Tokelau | 13.8% | 2023 | up 288.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Moldova | 13.6% | 2020 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 20 | Slovakia | 12.9% | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 21 | Maldives | 12.7% | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iceland | 11.8% | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 23 | Montserrat | 11.7% | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 24 | Seychelles | 11.3% | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 25 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10.8% | 2023 | up 107.1% | rising |
| 26 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 10.5% | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 10.1% | 2023 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 28 | Albania | 10.0% | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 29 | Anguilla | 9.5% | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 30 | Mongolia | 9.2% | 2023 | up 158.4% | rising |
| 31 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.1% | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 32 | Gabon | 8.0% | 2023 | up 153.6% | rising |
| 33 | Greece | 7.9% | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 7.8% | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 35 | Kuwait | 7.7% | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 36 | Nauru | 7.6% | 2023 | up 18.9% | falling |
| 37 | Mauritius | 7.0% | 2023 | up 6.1% | flat |
| 38 | Barbados | 6.9% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 39 | Brunei | 6.8% | 2023 | down 40.5% | falling |
| 40 | Saint Lucia | 6.6% | 2023 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 41 | Sao Tome and Principe | 6.6% | 2023 | up 138.3% | rising |
| 42 | Tonga | 6.6% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 6.5% | 2023 | up 117.7% | rising |
| 44 | Croatia | 6.3% | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 6.3% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 46 | Lithuania | 6.2% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 47 | Comoros | 6.2% | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 48 | Oman | 6.1% | 2022 | up 142.3% | rising |
| 49 | North Macedonia | 6.0% | 2023 | up 125.9% | rising |
| 50 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.9% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 51 | Qatar | 5.8% | 2022 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 52 | Macao | 5.8% | 2023 | up 34.1% | rising |
| 53 | Estonia | 5.6% | 2023 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 54 | Latvia | 5.6% | 2023 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 5.6% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 56 | Bahrain | 5.5% | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 57 | Belarus | 5.4% | 2023 | up 126.7% | rising |
| 58 | Lebanon | 5.3% | 2023 | up 181.5% | rising |
| 59 | Kiribati | 5.2% | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 60 | Serbia | 5.1% | 2023 | up 59.7% | rising |
| 61 | Palestine | 5.0% | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 4.8% | 2023 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 63 | Grenada | 4.8% | 2023 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 64 | Turkmenistan | 4.7% | 2023 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 65 | Malta | 4.6% | 2023 | down 23.0% | flat |
| 66 | Georgia | 4.5% | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 67 | Azerbaijan | 4.4% | 2023 | up 473.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Ukraine | 4.3% | 2022 | up 243.9% | rising |
| 69 | South Korea | 4.0% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 70 | Palau | 3.8% | 2023 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Finland | 3.8% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 72 | Romania | 3.7% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 73 | Slovenia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 74 | Aruba | 3.6% | 2023 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Vanuatu | 3.6% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 76 | Fiji | 3.6% | 2023 | up 167.1% | rising |
| 77 | Samoa | 3.5% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 78 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.5% | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 79 | Paraguay | 3.5% | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 3.5% | 2023 | up 164.1% | rising |
| 81 | Tunisia | 3.4% | 2023 | up 154.7% | rising |
| 82 | Portugal | 3.4% | 2023 | up 60.6% | rising |
| 83 | Germany | 3.4% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 84 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.3% | 2023 | up 281.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Italy | 3.3% | 2023 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 86 | France | 3.3% | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 87 | Hungary | 3.1% | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 88 | Syria | 3.0% | 2023 | up 287.4% | rising |
| 89 | Nepal | 3.0% | 2023 | up 376.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Belgium | 2.9% | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 91 | Sweden | 2.9% | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 92 | Uruguay | 2.8% | 2023 | up 45.2% | rising |
| 93 | Jamaica | 2.7% | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 94 | Czechia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 2.6% | 2023 | up 15.9% | rising |
| 96 | Canada | 2.4% | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 97 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 2.4% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 98 | Suriname | 2.4% | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 2.4% | 2023 | up 862.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Kazakhstan | 2.3% | 2023 | up 107.8% | rising |
| 101 | Eswatini | 2.3% | 2023 | up 9.8% | falling |
| 102 | Marshall Islands | 2.3% | 2023 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Ecuador | 2.3% | 2023 | up 152.4% | rising |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 2.3% | 2023 | up 232.2% | rising |
| 105 | Armenia | 2.3% | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 106 | Morocco | 2.3% | 2023 | up 127.6% | rising |
| 107 | Bolivia | 2.3% | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 108 | Cook Islands | 2.2% | 2023 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Spain | 2.2% | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 110 | Jordan | 2.2% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 111 | Congo | 2.1% | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 112 | Israel | 2.1% | 2023 | up 80.1% | rising |
| 113 | Vietnam | 2.1% | 2023 | up 252.5% | rising |
| 114 | Netherlands | 1.9% | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 115 | Denmark | 1.9% | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 116 | Belize | 1.8% | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 117 | Poland | 1.7% | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 118 | Solomon Islands | 1.7% | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 119 | Peru | 1.7% | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 120 | Panama | 1.7% | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 121 | Namibia | 1.6% | 2023 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 122 | Guyana | 1.6% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 123 | East Timor | 1.6% | 2023 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 124 | Iran | 1.6% | 2023 | up 193.9% | rising |
| 125 | Malaysia | 1.6% | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 126 | Chile | 1.6% | 2023 | up 87.0% | rising |
| 127 | Colombia | 1.6% | 2022 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.6% | 2023 | up 197.9% | rising |
| 129 | China | 1.5% | 2023 | up 104.4% | rising |
| 130 | Saudi Arabia | 1.5% | 2023 | down 11.8% | flat |
| 131 | Zimbabwe | 1.5% | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 132 | Venezuela | 1.5% | 2023 | up 155.2% | rising |
| 133 | New Zealand | 1.5% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 134 | Algeria | 1.3% | 2023 | up 149.3% | rising |
| 135 | Lesotho | 1.3% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 136 | Curacao | 1.3% | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 1.2% | 2023 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 138 | Cameroon | 1.1% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 139 | Russia | 1.1% | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 1.1% | 2023 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 141 | United Kingdom | 1.0% | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 142 | Laos | 1.0% | 2023 | up 131.1% | rising |
| 143 | Mauritania | 1.0% | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 144 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.9% | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 145 | Haiti | 0.9% | 2023 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 146 | Australia | 0.9% | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 147 | El Salvador | 0.8% | 2023 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 148 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 149 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 150 | Turkey | 0.8% | 2022 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 151 | Cuba | 0.8% | 2023 | up 164.0% | rising |
| 152 | Togo | 0.8% | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 153 | Libya | 0.7% | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 154 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2023 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 155 | Yemen | 0.7% | 2023 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 156 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2023 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 157 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 158 | Japan | 0.7% | 2023 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 159 | Iraq | 0.7% | 2023 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 160 | Benin | 0.6% | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 161 | Brazil | 0.6% | 2022 | up 168.4% | rising |
| 162 | United States | 0.6% | 2022 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 163 | Gambia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 164 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0.6% | 2023 | up 90.2% | rising |
| 165 | Nigeria | 0.6% | 2023 | up 123.0% | rising |
| 166 | Somalia | 0.6% | 2023 | up 164.4% | rising |
| 167 | Afghanistan | 0.5% | 2023 | up 89.1% | rising |
| 168 | India | 0.5% | 2023 | up 467.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Chad | 0.5% | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 170 | Micronesia (country) | 0.5% | 2023 | down 53.6% | falling |
| 171 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2023 | up 257.6% | rising |
| 172 | Cambodia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 180.5% | rising |
| 173 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2023 | up 98.7% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea | 0.4% | 2023 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 175 | Rwanda | 0.4% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 176 | Kenya | 0.4% | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 177 | Egypt | 0.4% | 2023 | up 136.3% | rising |
| 178 | Myanmar | 0.4% | 2023 | up 204.4% | rising |
| 179 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 180 | Argentina | 0.4% | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 181 | Tajikistan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 182 | Mexico | 0.4% | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 183 | Central African Republic | 0.3% | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 184 | Eritrea | 0.3% | 2023 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 185 | Liberia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 217.4% | rising |
| 186 | Mali | 0.3% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 187 | Indonesia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 188 | Angola | 0.3% | 2023 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 189 | Burundi | 0.3% | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 190 | Burkina Faso | 0.3% | 2023 | up 59.9% | rising |
| 191 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2023 | up 280.1% | rising |
| 192 | Sudan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 61.0% | rising |
| 193 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2023 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 194 | Pakistan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 194.7% | rising |
| 195 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 196 | Zambia | 0.2% | 2023 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 197 | Guatemala | 0.2% | 2023 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 198 | Niger | 0.2% | 2023 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 199 | South Sudan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 916.2% | volatile |
| 200 | Papua New Guinea | 0.2% | 2023 | up 1.5% | falling |
| 201 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.1% | 2023 | up 125.5% | rising |
| 202 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2023 | up 149.9% | rising |
| 203 | Malawi | 0.1% | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | 0.1% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 205 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 206 | Tanzania | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 207 | Ethiopia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 208 | North Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
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) 9.2%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 7.9%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 7.6%
- WB: Other Small States 4.9%
- WB: Small States 4.6%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 3.8%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 3.8%
- WB: Euro Area 3.7%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 3.7%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 3.6%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 3.5%
- WB: European Union 3.5%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 3.4%
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 3.4%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 3.3%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 3.2%
- WB: Pacific Island Small States 3.1%
- SDG: Europe 3.0%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 3.0%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 2.9%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 2.9%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 2.8%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 2.7%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 2.7%
- UIS: Central Asia 2.7%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 2.6%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 2.6%
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 2.5%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 2.4%
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 2.4%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 2.3%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 2.3%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 2.3%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 2.3%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 2.3%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.2%
- AIMS: Central Asia 2.2%
- SDG: Central Asia 2.2%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.2%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.1%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release