Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
209
Highest
57.6%
Liechtenstein
Lowest
0.0%
Papua New Guinea
Median
0.9%
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
10,935
What the numbers show
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 57.6% in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 0.0% in Papua New Guinea.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.9%, and the mean is 3.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,531.
Over the past decade 163 countries rose and 46 fell. The largest increase was in Curacao (up 2,962.8%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 83.7%).
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 57.6% | 2023 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 2 | Cyprus | 42.5% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 3 | Gibraltar | 40.3% | 2023 | up 6.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Andorra | 37.0% | 2023 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 5 | Luxembourg | 35.7% | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 6 | San Marino | 29.6% | 2023 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 7 | Bermuda | 28.5% | 2023 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 8 | Monaco | 23.7% | 2016 | down 22.2% | rising |
| 9 | Cayman Islands | 20.3% | 2023 | up 74.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Niue | 19.9% | 2023 | up 111.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Cape Verde | 15.4% | 2023 | up 175.7% | rising |
| 12 | Dominica | 14.5% | 2023 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 13 | Bahamas | 13.5% | 2023 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 11.1% | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 15 | British Virgin Islands | 10.6% | 2023 | down 30.8% | rising |
| 16 | Montserrat | 9.7% | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9.3% | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 18 | Iceland | 8.3% | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 19 | Albania | 6.6% | 2023 | down 12.7% | rising |
| 20 | Kuwait | 6.3% | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Anguilla | 5.9% | 2023 | down 83.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 5.7% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 23 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 5.6% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 5.4% | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 25 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.4% | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 26 | Austria | 5.3% | 2023 | up 90.6% | rising |
| 27 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5.2% | 2023 | up 29.1% | falling |
| 28 | Sao Tome and Principe | 4.9% | 2023 | up 235.2% | rising |
| 29 | Barbados | 4.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 4.4% | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 31 | Lebanon | 4.3% | 2023 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 32 | Lithuania | 4.3% | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 33 | Mauritius | 4.2% | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 34 | Switzerland | 4.1% | 2023 | up 82.9% | rising |
| 35 | Latvia | 4.0% | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 3.9% | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 3.7% | 2023 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 38 | Tokelau | 3.6% | 2023 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Macao | 3.4% | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 40 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.3% | 2023 | up 2,152.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Qatar | 3.3% | 2022 | up 96.4% | rising |
| 42 | Seychelles | 3.2% | 2023 | up 40.5% | falling |
| 43 | Norway | 3.2% | 2023 | down 16.4% | flat |
| 44 | Grenada | 3.1% | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 45 | Tunisia | 3.0% | 2023 | up 112.4% | rising |
| 46 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.9% | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 2.9% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 48 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.7% | 2023 | down 15.1% | flat |
| 49 | Croatia | 2.6% | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.6% | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 51 | Germany | 2.6% | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 52 | Portugal | 2.6% | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 2.6% | 2023 | up 73.9% | rising |
| 54 | France | 2.5% | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 55 | Brunei Darussalam | 2.5% | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 56 | Belgium | 2.5% | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 57 | Slovenia | 2.5% | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 2.4% | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 2.4% | 2023 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 60 | Gabon | 2.4% | 2023 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 61 | Palau | 2.3% | 2023 | up 19.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Bahrain | 2.3% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 63 | Romania | 2.3% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 64 | Slovakia | 2.3% | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 65 | Comoros | 2.2% | 2023 | up 17.1% | flat |
| 66 | Georgia | 2.2% | 2023 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 67 | Hungary | 2.2% | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 68 | Finland | 2.0% | 2023 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 69 | Montenegro | 2.0% | 2023 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Oman | 2.0% | 2022 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Jamaica | 2.0% | 2023 | up 80.7% | flat |
| 72 | Morocco | 1.9% | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 73 | Canada | 1.8% | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 74 | Tonga | 1.8% | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 75 | Republic of Moldova | 1.8% | 2020 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 76 | Sweden | 1.7% | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 77 | Aruba | 1.7% | 2023 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 78 | North Macedonia | 1.7% | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 79 | Spain | 1.7% | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 1.7% | 2023 | up 21.3% | rising |
| 81 | Suriname | 1.6% | 2023 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 82 | Netherlands | 1.5% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 83 | Armenia | 1.4% | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 84 | Mongolia | 1.4% | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 85 | Czechia | 1.3% | 2023 | up 48.3% | rising |
| 86 | Belize | 1.3% | 2023 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 87 | Denmark | 1.3% | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 88 | Saudi Arabia | 1.2% | 2023 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Curacao | 1.2% | 2023 | up 2,962.8% | rising |
| 90 | Maldives | 1.2% | 2023 | up 191.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Guyana | 1.2% | 2023 | up 158.1% | flat |
| 92 | Poland | 1.2% | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 93 | Congo | 1.1% | 2023 | up 53.2% | falling |
| 94 | Algeria | 1.1% | 2023 | up 97.6% | rising |
| 95 | Iran | 1.0% | 2023 | up 173.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Panama | 1.0% | 2023 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 97 | Nepal | 1.0% | 2023 | up 124.3% | rising |
| 98 | Israel | 1.0% | 2023 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 99 | Cameroon | 1.0% | 2023 | up 15.3% | flat |
| 100 | New Zealand | 0.9% | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 101 | Ecuador | 0.9% | 2023 | up 65.5% | rising |
| 102 | Chile | 0.9% | 2023 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 103 | Ukraine | 0.9% | 2022 | up 66.2% | rising |
| 104 | Senegal | 0.9% | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0.9% | 2023 | up 109.1% | rising |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0.8% | 2023 | up 103.4% | rising |
| 107 | Marshall Islands | 0.8% | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 108 | Tuvalu | 0.8% | 2023 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 0.8% | 2023 | up 197.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2023 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 111 | Syria | 0.8% | 2023 | up 214.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Bhutan | 0.8% | 2023 | up 207.2% | rising |
| 113 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.7% | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 114 | China | 0.7% | 2023 | up 80.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Belarus | 0.7% | 2023 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 116 | Malaysia | 0.7% | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 117 | Cook Islands | 0.7% | 2023 | down 24.8% | falling |
| 118 | Colombia | 0.7% | 2022 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 119 | Viet Nam | 0.7% | 2023 | up 102.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Kazakhstan | 0.7% | 2023 | up 79.9% | volatile |
| 121 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2022 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 122 | Palestine, State of | 0.6% | 2023 | up 81.7% | rising |
| 123 | Uruguay | 0.6% | 2023 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 124 | Togo | 0.6% | 2023 | up 81.0% | rising |
| 125 | Djibouti | 0.6% | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 126 | Peru | 0.6% | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 127 | Australia | 0.5% | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 128 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2023 | up 98.0% | rising |
| 129 | Samoa | 0.5% | 2023 | up 41.6% | falling |
| 130 | Nigeria | 0.5% | 2023 | up 159.7% | volatile |
| 131 | India | 0.5% | 2023 | up 296.1% | volatile |
| 132 | Russian Federation | 0.5% | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 133 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 134 | Haiti | 0.5% | 2023 | up 88.2% | rising |
| 135 | Dominican Republic | 0.5% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 136 | Benin | 0.5% | 2023 | up 77.4% | rising |
| 137 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.5% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 138 | Naoero | 0.4% | 2023 | up 349.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0.4% | 2023 | up 102.1% | rising |
| 140 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.4% | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 141 | Kiribati | 0.4% | 2023 | down 33.7% | flat |
| 142 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.4% | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 143 | Cuba | 0.4% | 2023 | up 124.4% | rising |
| 144 | Botswana | 0.4% | 2023 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 145 | Honduras | 0.4% | 2023 | up 67.2% | rising |
| 146 | Japan | 0.4% | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 0.4% | 2023 | up 63.4% | volatile |
| 148 | Gambia | 0.4% | 2023 | up 19.3% | falling |
| 149 | Micronesia (country) | 0.4% | 2023 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.3% | 2023 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 151 | Libya | 0.3% | 2023 | down 50.3% | rising |
| 152 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2022 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 153 | Fiji | 0.3% | 2023 | up 48.3% | falling |
| 154 | Guinea | 0.3% | 2023 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 155 | Thailand | 0.3% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 156 | Mexico | 0.3% | 2023 | up 35.1% | rising |
| 157 | Eswatini | 0.3% | 2023 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 158 | Paraguay | 0.3% | 2023 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 159 | Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 160 | Bangladesh | 0.3% | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Argentina | 0.3% | 2023 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 162 | Pakistan | 0.3% | 2023 | up 183.8% | rising |
| 163 | Namibia | 0.3% | 2023 | up 128.6% | rising |
| 164 | Mauritania | 0.3% | 2023 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 165 | United States | 0.3% | 2022 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 166 | Egypt | 0.2% | 2023 | up 141.2% | rising |
| 167 | Rwanda | 0.2% | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 168 | Nicaragua | 0.2% | 2023 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 169 | Angola | 0.2% | 2023 | up 49.2% | falling |
| 170 | Kenya | 0.2% | 2023 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 0.2% | 2023 | up 201.9% | rising |
| 172 | Philippines | 0.2% | 2023 | up 228.3% | rising |
| 173 | South Africa | 0.2% | 2023 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 174 | Burkina Faso | 0.2% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 175 | Cambodia | 0.2% | 2023 | up 162.9% | rising |
| 176 | Chad | 0.2% | 2023 | up 202.3% | rising |
| 177 | Madagascar | 0.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 178 | Burundi | 0.2% | 2023 | up 56.8% | rising |
| 179 | Mali | 0.2% | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 180 | Puerto Rico | 0.1% | 2023 | up 206.0% | rising |
| 181 | Guatemala | 0.1% | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 182 | Eritrea | 0.1% | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 183 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 0.1% | 2023 | up 13.2% | falling |
| 185 | Vanuatu | 0.1% | 2023 | up 49.2% | rising |
| 186 | Myanmar | 0.1% | 2023 | up 340.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Mozambique | 0.1% | 2023 | up 207.4% | falling |
| 188 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 189 | Liberia | 0.1% | 2023 | up 51.4% | falling |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 191 | Iraq | 0.1% | 2023 | down 38.9% | rising |
| 192 | Niger | 0.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 193 | Zambia | 0.1% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 194 | Sierra Leone | 0.1% | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 195 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2023 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 196 | Uganda | 0.1% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 197 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 0.1% | 2023 | up 116.0% | falling |
| 198 | Lesotho | 0.1% | 2023 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 199 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1% | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 200 | Ethiopia | 0.0% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 201 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2023 | up 14.2% | falling |
| 202 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.0% | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 203 | Malawi | 0.0% | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 204 | Solomon Islands | 0.0% | 2023 | down 32.4% | flat |
| 205 | Sudan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 47.6% | rising |
| 206 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 207 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2023 | up 1,221.9% | volatile |
| 208 | North Korea | 0.0% | 2023 | down 34.1% | volatile |
| 209 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0% | 2023 | up 27.6% | 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) 5.5%
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 3.0%
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 2.9%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 2.8%
- WB: Euro Area 2.8%
- WB: Caribbean Small States 2.8%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 2.6%
- WB: European Union 2.6%
- WB: Other Small States 2.5%
- WB: Small States 2.4%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 2.3%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 2.3%
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 2.2%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 2.1%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 2.0%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 2.0%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 2.0%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 2.0%
- SDG: Europe 1.9%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.6%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.6%
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 1.6%
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 1.5%
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 1.5%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.4%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 1.4%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 1.3%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 1.3%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.3%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 1.3%
- MDG: Developed Regions 1.3%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 1.2%
- UNESCO: Sids 1.2%
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.2%
- SDG: Small Island Developing States 1.2%
- GPE: Small Island and Landlocked Developing States, December 2024 1.1%
- WB: Oecd Members 1.1%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 1.1%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 1.0%
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 0.9%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release