Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
209
Highest
30,517
Ukraine
Lowest
0
Tonga
Median
173
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central and Eastern Europe, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 30,517 in Ukraine; the lowest is 0 in Tonga.
The median across all reporting countries is 173, and the mean is 1,361.
Over the past decade 160 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 15,450.0%), 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 | 30,517 | 2023 | up 249.7% | rising |
| 2 | Syria | 22,274 | 2023 | up 5,128.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Montserrat | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Tokelau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 3 | Slovak Republic | 12,813 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 4 | China (People’s Republic of) | 11,242 | 2023 | up 285.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Azerbaijan | 10,262 | 2023 | up 373.6% | rising |
| 6 | Iran | 10,118 | 2023 | up 927.2% | volatile |
| 7 | India | 9,620 | 2023 | up 690.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Russia | 9,487 | 2023 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 9 | Turkmenistan | 9,449 | 2023 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 8,839 | 2023 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 11 | Moldova | 7,845 | 2023 | up 42.6% | rising |
| 12 | Germany | 6,813 | 2023 | up 105.2% | rising |
| 13 | Iraq | 6,395 | 2023 | up 4,781.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Kazakhstan | 6,368 | 2023 | up 294.3% | rising |
| 15 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,088 | 2023 | up 91.3% | rising |
| 16 | Serbia | 4,905 | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 4,505 | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 18 | Morocco | 4,504 | 2023 | up 604.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Türkiye | 3,936 | 2023 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 3,893 | 2023 | up 287.0% | rising |
| 21 | France | 3,827 | 2023 | up 272.3% | rising |
| 22 | Nigeria | 3,738 | 2023 | up 449.7% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 3,619 | 2023 | up 125.3% | rising |
| 24 | Somalia | 3,374 | 2023 | up 3,916.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 3,313 | 2023 | up 7,262.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 2,944 | 2023 | up 750.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Israel | 2,906 | 2023 | up 202.7% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 2,755 | 2023 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 29 | Montenegro | 2,610 | 2023 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 2,518 | 2023 | up 306.8% | rising |
| 31 | Jordan | 2,446 | 2023 | up 458.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 2,378 | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 2,177 | 2023 | up 15,450.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Afghanistan | 2,090 | 2023 | up 1,312.2% | volatile |
| 35 | North Macedonia | 1,971 | 2023 | up 130.0% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 1,935 | 2023 | up 1,659.1% | volatile |
| 37 | Norway | 1,904 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 38 | United States | 1,820 | 2023 | up 85.0% | rising |
| 39 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,746 | 2023 | up 886.4% | rising |
| 40 | Indonesia | 1,741 | 2023 | up 259.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Palestine | 1,603 | 2023 | up 1,808.3% | volatile |
| 42 | Sweden | 1,587 | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 43 | Yemen | 1,432 | 2023 | up 3,770.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 1,414 | 2023 | up 131.4% | rising |
| 45 | Hungary | 1,340 | 2023 | up 333.7% | rising |
| 46 | Sri Lanka | 1,275 | 2023 | up 663.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Viet Nam | 1,252 | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 48 | Spain | 1,185 | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 49 | Albania | 1,161 | 2023 | up 114.6% | rising |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 1,140 | 2023 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 51 | Finland | 1,136 | 2023 | up 77.5% | rising |
| 52 | Algeria | 1,120 | 2023 | up 2,847.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Lebanon | 1,070 | 2023 | up 769.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Ireland | 1,033 | 2023 | up 326.9% | rising |
| 55 | Georgia | 995 | 2023 | up 180.3% | rising |
| 56 | Poland | 857 | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 57 | Mongolia | 838 | 2023 | up 233.9% | rising |
| 58 | Sudan | 802 | 2023 | up 8,811.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Korea | 779 | 2023 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 60 | Japan | 725 | 2023 | up 213.9% | rising |
| 61 | Libya | 698 | 2023 | up 1,217.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Ethiopia | 691 | 2023 | up 2,557.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Austria | 681 | 2023 | up 100.9% | rising |
| 64 | Cameroon | 639 | 2023 | up 914.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Canada | 636 | 2023 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 614 | 2023 | up 996.4% | volatile |
| 67 | Kenya | 585 | 2023 | up 446.7% | rising |
| 68 | Tajikistan | 578 | 2023 | up 318.8% | rising |
| 69 | Portugal | 554 | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 527 | 2023 | up 2,409.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Brazil | 483 | 2023 | up 691.8% | volatile |
| 72 | Djibouti | 457 | 2023 | up 7,516.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Lithuania | 454 | 2023 | down 35.8% | falling |
| 73 | Netherlands | 454 | 2023 | up 410.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Bangladesh | 436 | 2023 | up 2,080.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Cyprus | 422 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 77 | Chad | 408 | 2023 | up 4,433.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Thailand | 382 | 2023 | up 1,057.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Ecuador | 372 | 2023 | up 1,330.8% | volatile |
| 80 | Tanzania | 360 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Saudi Arabia | 349 | 2023 | up 42.4% | rising |
| 82 | Switzerland | 344 | 2023 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 83 | South Africa | 339 | 2023 | up 527.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Armenia | 332 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 85 | Denmark | 311 | 2023 | up 274.7% | rising |
| 86 | Belgium | 292 | 2023 | up 135.5% | rising |
| 87 | Malaysia | 287 | 2023 | down 31.2% | falling |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 277 | 2023 | up 2,208.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Colombia | 275 | 2023 | up 643.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Latvia | 263 | 2023 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 90 | Philippines | 263 | 2023 | up 952.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Mali | 245 | 2023 | up 716.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Iceland | 244 | 2023 | up 205.0% | rising |
| 94 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 226 | 2023 | down 23.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Gabon | 219 | 2023 | up 7,200.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Mexico | 217 | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 97 | Niger | 216 | 2023 | up 1,170.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Myanmar | 207 | 2023 | down 46.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Slovenia | 205 | 2023 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 100 | Congo | 203 | 2023 | up 534.4% | rising |
| 101 | Uganda | 201 | 2023 | up 617.9% | volatile |
| 102 | Angola | 182 | 2023 | up 80.2% | rising |
| 102 | United Arab Emirates | 182 | 2023 | up 1,416.7% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritania | 176 | 2023 | up 1,855.6% | volatile |
| 105 | Zambia | 173 | 2023 | up 476.7% | rising |
| 106 | Guinea | 161 | 2023 | up 335.1% | rising |
| 107 | Senegal | 142 | 2023 | up 343.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Maldives | 137 | 2023 | up 4,466.7% | volatile |
| 109 | Gambia | 117 | 2023 | up 1,070.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 113 | 2023 | up 527.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Burundi | 111 | 2023 | up 1,010.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Australia | 105 | 2023 | up 84.2% | rising |
| 113 | Estonia | 100 | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 114 | Nepal | 99 | 2023 | up 147.5% | rising |
| 115 | Comoros | 93 | 2023 | up 3,000.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Namibia | 86 | 2023 | up 218.5% | rising |
| 117 | Mozambique | 85 | 2023 | up 431.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Eritrea | 80 | 2023 | up 2,566.7% | volatile |
| 119 | Sierra Leone | 77 | 2023 | up 2,466.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Peru | 75 | 2023 | up 177.8% | rising |
| 121 | Venezuela | 68 | 2023 | up 353.3% | rising |
| 122 | Côte d’Ivoire | 67 | 2023 | up 318.8% | volatile |
| 123 | Argentina | 63 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Cambodia | 62 | 2023 | up 675.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Qatar | 62 | 2023 | up 785.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Equatorial Guinea | 54 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 127 | Bahrain | 50 | 2023 | up 212.5% | rising |
| 127 | Liberia | 50 | 2023 | up 1,150.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 49 | 2023 | up 1,125.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Suriname | 49 | 2023 | up 4,800.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Kuwait | 48 | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 131 | Mauritius | 48 | 2023 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 133 | Seychelles | 46 | 2023 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 134 | Chile | 45 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Haiti | 45 | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Oman | 45 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Singapore | 44 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 138 | Madagascar | 40 | 2023 | up 471.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Eswatini | 40 | 2023 | up 1,900.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Benin | 39 | 2023 | up 680.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Malta | 39 | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Hong Kong (China) | 38 | 2023 | up 245.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 36 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cabo Verde | 35 | 2023 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 144 | Cuba | 35 | 2023 | up 337.5% | rising |
| 146 | Malawi | 33 | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 147 | Costa Rica | 29 | 2023 | up 866.7% | volatile |
| 148 | Bolivia | 28 | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 148 | Togo | 28 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Honduras | 26 | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Botswana | 23 | 2023 | down 41.0% | falling |
| 151 | Jamaica | 23 | 2023 | up 228.6% | rising |
| 151 | South Sudan | 23 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Central African Republic | 22 | 2023 | up 144.4% | rising |
| 154 | New Zealand | 22 | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 156 | Panama | 21 | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 157 | Dominica | 20 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 157 | El Salvador | 20 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Dominican Republic | 17 | 2023 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 160 | North Korea | 15 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 161 | Guatemala | 14 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Bhutan | 12 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Lesotho | 11 | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Nicaragua | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Paraguay | 9 | 2023 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 165 | Uruguay | 9 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 8 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 168 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Antigua and Barbuda | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Belize | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Andorra | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Lucia | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 174 | Vanuatu | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Guyana | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Monaco | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Bahamas | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Brunei | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Fiji | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Samoa | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Macau (China) | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 187 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Curaçao | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 193 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 193 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 193 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 284,385
- UIS: World 284,385
- MDG: World 284,382
- WB: World 284,374
- UNICEF: World 284,329
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 227,916
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 225,557
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 219,768
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 186,388
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 173,108
- WB: Ibrd Only 172,625
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 167,746
About this data
February 2026 Data Release