Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
209
Highest
70,918
Ukraine
Lowest
0
Tonga
Median
577
Years covered
27
1997β2023
Data points
11,335
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 70,918 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 577, and the mean is 4,683.
Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 19 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 7,999.7%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ukraine | 70,918 | 2023 | up 172.8% | volatile |
| 2 | China (Peopleβs Republic of) | 65,470 | 2023 | up 337.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 59,698 | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Montserrat | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 3 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 3 | Tokelau | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 4 | Syria | 58,698 | 2023 | up 1,889.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Turkmenistan | 56,772 | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 52,471 | 2023 | up 329.8% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 51,205 | 2023 | up 656.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Azerbaijan | 41,579 | 2023 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Tajikistan | 29,012 | 2023 | up 287.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran | 27,872 | 2023 | up 835.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 26,162 | 2023 | up 7,999.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Belarus | 23,935 | 2023 | down 30.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Slovak Republic | 23,539 | 2023 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 14 | Iraq | 21,453 | 2023 | up 2,321.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 17,053 | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 16 | Moldova | 16,079 | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 17 | Morocco | 14,472 | 2023 | up 403.4% | volatile |
| 18 | TΓΌrkiye | 13,465 | 2023 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 19 | Germany | 13,236 | 2023 | up 82.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Nigeria | 12,628 | 2023 | up 357.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Kyrgyzstan | 11,500 | 2023 | up 239.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Somalia | 11,130 | 2023 | up 2,340.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 10,748 | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 24 | Afghanistan | 10,700 | 2023 | up 543.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Jordan | 10,040 | 2023 | up 176.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Yemen | 9,704 | 2023 | up 2,141.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Greece | 8,682 | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 28 | Serbia | 8,574 | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 29 | Israel | 8,081 | 2023 | up 77.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Italy | 7,974 | 2023 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 31 | Pakistan | 7,441 | 2023 | up 1,119.8% | volatile |
| 32 | France | 6,516 | 2023 | up 165.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Palestine | 6,511 | 2023 | up 769.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Romania | 6,044 | 2023 | up 105.3% | rising |
| 35 | Viet Nam | 5,390 | 2023 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 5,276 | 2023 | up 221.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Lebanon | 4,711 | 2023 | up 353.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Indonesia | 4,683 | 2023 | up 267.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Montenegro | 4,446 | 2023 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 40 | Croatia | 4,361 | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 41 | Algeria | 4,327 | 2023 | up 1,479.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Zimbabwe | 4,292 | 2023 | up 5,009.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Czechia | 3,953 | 2023 | down 38.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | 3,936 | 2023 | up 1,379.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Tunisia | 3,812 | 2023 | up 83.7% | volatile |
| 46 | United States | 3,666 | 2023 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 47 | North Macedonia | 3,580 | 2023 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 48 | Mongolia | 3,414 | 2023 | up 95.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Georgia | 3,192 | 2023 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 50 | Chad | 2,995 | 2023 | up 2,550.4% | volatile |
| 51 | Sri Lanka | 2,992 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Sweden | 2,987 | 2023 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Norway | 2,949 | 2023 | down 13.1% | rising |
| 54 | Cameroon | 2,878 | 2023 | up 582.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Bangladesh | 2,763 | 2023 | up 983.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Ghana | 2,622 | 2023 | up 371.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Libya | 2,620 | 2023 | up 832.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 2,306 | 2023 | up 1,314.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Armenia | 2,300 | 2023 | down 49.8% | rising |
| 60 | Spain | 2,291 | 2023 | up 18.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 2,175 | 2023 | up 280.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Bulgaria | 2,171 | 2023 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 63 | Albania | 2,125 | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 2,117 | 2023 | up 1,340.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Finland | 1,941 | 2023 | up 59.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Korea | 1,814 | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Ireland | 1,700 | 2023 | up 252.7% | volatile |
| 68 | Kenya | 1,610 | 2023 | up 194.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Colombia | 1,582 | 2023 | up 830.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Poland | 1,472 | 2023 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Rwanda | 1,463 | 2023 | up 2,298.4% | volatile |
| 72 | Djibouti | 1,450 | 2023 | up 4,042.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Japan | 1,411 | 2023 | up 128.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Guinea | 1,365 | 2023 | up 637.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Canada | 1,330 | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 76 | Congo | 1,253 | 2023 | up 235.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1,245 | 2023 | up 735.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 1,211 | 2023 | up 58.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Malaysia | 1,209 | 2023 | down 62.5% | rising |
| 80 | Brazil | 1,127 | 2023 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 1,084 | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Netherlands | 1,082 | 2023 | up 420.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Angola | 1,078 | 2023 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Tanzania | 1,063 | 2023 | up 223.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Mali | 1,048 | 2023 | up 766.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Zambia | 1,030 | 2023 | up 234.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Latvia | 1,015 | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 88 | Lithuania | 1,008 | 2023 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 89 | Portugal | 983 | 2023 | up 7.3% | volatile |
| 90 | South Africa | 949 | 2023 | up 647.2% | volatile |
| 91 | CΓ΄te dβIvoire | 948 | 2023 | up 432.6% | volatile |
| 92 | Mauritania | 883 | 2023 | up 1,476.8% | volatile |
| 93 | Niger | 859 | 2023 | up 1,127.1% | volatile |
| 94 | Gabon | 826 | 2023 | up 2,403.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Senegal | 821 | 2023 | up 584.2% | volatile |
| 96 | Cyprus | 763 | 2023 | down 22.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Thailand | 755 | 2023 | up 417.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 739 | 2023 | up 898.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Uganda | 669 | 2023 | up 502.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Myanmar | 651 | 2023 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Switzerland | 624 | 2023 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Guinea-Bissau | 624 | 2023 | up 226.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Mexico | 605 | 2023 | up 165.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Denmark | 597 | 2023 | up 273.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Estonia | 577 | 2023 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Belgium | 565 | 2023 | up 123.3% | volatile |
| 107 | United Arab Emirates | 560 | 2023 | up 1,202.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Benin | 527 | 2023 | up 512.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Lao Peopleβs Democratic Republic | 506 | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Philippines | 503 | 2023 | up 90.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Peru | 463 | 2023 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Gambia | 460 | 2023 | up 1,079.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Nepal | 434 | 2023 | up 77.9% | volatile |
| 114 | Burundi | 418 | 2023 | up 574.2% | volatile |
| 115 | Namibia | 395 | 2023 | up 91.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Sierra Leone | 378 | 2023 | up 1,412.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 367 | 2023 | up 1,046.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Slovenia | 364 | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 119 | Mozambique | 354 | 2023 | up 420.6% | volatile |
| 120 | Cuba | 351 | 2023 | up 932.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Iceland | 328 | 2023 | up 113.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Bolivia | 318 | 2023 | up 622.7% | volatile |
| 123 | Comoros | 303 | 2023 | up 1,793.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Venezuela | 291 | 2023 | up 315.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Equatorial Guinea | 277 | 2023 | up 284.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Maldives | 263 | 2023 | up 806.9% | volatile |
| 127 | Eritrea | 250 | 2023 | up 2,400.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Australia | 243 | 2023 | up 38.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Togo | 230 | 2023 | up 576.5% | volatile |
| 130 | Liberia | 215 | 2023 | up 1,553.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Madagascar | 213 | 2023 | up 334.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Cambodia | 200 | 2023 | up 250.9% | volatile |
| 133 | South Sudan | 197 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 134 | Qatar | 187 | 2023 | up 434.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Kuwait | 175 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 136 | North Korea | 168 | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Argentina | 167 | 2023 | up 421.9% | volatile |
| 138 | Botswana | 166 | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 139 | Central African Republic | 164 | 2023 | up 412.5% | volatile |
| 140 | Chile | 151 | 2023 | up 308.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Bahrain | 139 | 2023 | up 152.7% | volatile |
| 142 | Mauritius | 137 | 2023 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Oman | 127 | 2023 | up 262.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini | 127 | 2023 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 145 | Malawi | 122 | 2023 | up 79.4% | volatile |
| 146 | El Salvador | 105 | 2023 | up 1,066.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 93 | 2023 | up 389.5% | volatile |
| 148 | Panama | 83 | 2023 | up 196.4% | volatile |
| 149 | Singapore | 82 | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Cabo Verde | 81 | 2023 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Dominican Republic | 81 | 2023 | up 636.4% | volatile |
| 152 | Hong Kong (China) | 78 | 2023 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Luxembourg | 78 | 2023 | up 271.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | 73 | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Guatemala | 72 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Honduras | 72 | 2023 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Suriname | 71 | 2023 | up 1,320.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Jamaica | 67 | 2023 | up 139.3% | volatile |
| 159 | New Zealand | 62 | 2023 | up 87.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Paraguay | 62 | 2023 | up 342.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Seychelles | 62 | 2023 | up 376.9% | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 59 | 2023 | up 5,800.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Dominica | 58 | 2023 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 164 | Nicaragua | 38 | 2023 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 29 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 166 | Guyana | 26 | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 166 | Papua New Guinea | 26 | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | 24 | 2023 | up 242.9% | volatile |
| 169 | Uruguay | 23 | 2023 | up 109.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Bhutan | 19 | 2023 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Grenada | 19 | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Antigua and Barbuda | 15 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Belize | 13 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 11 | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Brunei | 9 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 177 | Andorra | 8 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 177 | Palau | 8 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 177 | Vanuatu | 8 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 180 | Fiji | 7 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 180 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Liechtenstein | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Marshall Islands | 5 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 183 | Samoa | 5 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 185 | Gibraltar | 4 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 185 | Macau (China) | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 185 | Monaco | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 188 | Barbados | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 190 | Bahamas | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 190 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 190 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Bermuda | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 193 | CuraΓ§ao | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 193 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 197 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 197 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 197 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 197 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 197 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 197 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 978,664
- UIS: World 978,664
- MDG: World 978,660
- WB: World 978,645
- UNICEF: World 978,553
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 869,783
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 860,045
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 854,502
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 745,589
- MDG: Developing Regions 699,855
- WB: Ibrd Only 607,975
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 547,077
About this data
February 2026 Data Release