Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central Asia, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
166
Highest
23,049
Uzbekistan
Lowest
0
Anguilla
Median
4
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central Asia, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 166 countries. The highest value is 23,049 in Uzbekistan; the lowest is 0 in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 4, and the mean is 369.1.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 11 fell. The largest increase was in United Kingdom (up 19,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Bulgaria (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Central female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 23,049 | 2023 | up 961.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 14,189 | 2023 | up 1,339.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Russia | 4,146 | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 4 | China | 2,626 | 2023 | up 288.5% | rising |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2,597 | 2023 | up 2,421.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 1,898 | 2023 | up 194.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 1,654 | 2023 | down 36.2% | falling |
| 8 | Turkey | 1,240 | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 1,210 | 2023 | up 199.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Azerbaijan | 1,025 | 2023 | up 431.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Georgia | 676 | 2023 | up 55.8% | flat |
| 12 | Tajikistan | 613 | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 13 | Jordan | 612 | 2023 | up 10,100.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 527 | 2023 | up 512.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Israel | 494 | 2023 | up 6,075.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 489 | 2023 | up 389.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Mongolia | 479 | 2023 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 18 | Kyrgyzstan | 421 | 2023 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 394 | 2023 | up 19,600.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | 372 | 2023 | up 12,300.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 271 | 2023 | up 160.6% | rising |
| 22 | Sudan | 262 | 2023 | up 13,000.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Syria | 241 | 2023 | up 391.8% | rising |
| 24 | Lebanon | 216 | 2023 | up 2,985.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Ukraine | 190 | 2023 | up 280.0% | rising |
| 26 | Iraq | 119 | 2023 | up 91.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 92 | 2023 | up 9,100.0% | volatile |
| 27 | United States | 92 | 2023 | up 240.7% | rising |
| 29 | Niger | 84 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 30 | South Korea | 64 | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 31 | North Korea | 54 | 2023 | up 63.6% | rising |
| 32 | Germany | 46 | 2023 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 33 | Canada | 40 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 37 | 2023 | up 208.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Tanzania | 36 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Tunisia | 33 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | South Africa | 31 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Armenia | 30 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 38 | Yemen | 30 | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Ireland | 27 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Ghana | 26 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Philippines | 26 | 2023 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Palestine | 26 | 2023 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 24 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 21 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Sweden | 21 | 2023 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Somalia | 20 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Australia | 18 | 2023 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Zimbabwe | 18 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Japan | 16 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 15 | 2023 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 52 | France | 13 | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Moldova | 13 | 2023 | down 86.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Netherlands | 13 | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Portugal | 13 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 13 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Algeria | 12 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 57 | Greece | 12 | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 59 | Angola | 11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 59 | Italy | 11 | 2023 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Kenya | 11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Jamaica | 9 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 63 | Indonesia | 8 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Spain | 7 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Mozambique | 7 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 64 | Nepal | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Namibia | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Poland | 6 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Romania | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Vietnam | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 72 | Brazil | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Cyprus | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Finland | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Maldives | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 72 | Malaysia | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Austria | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Comoros | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Eritrea | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Fiji | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Hungary | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Libya | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Norway | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Singapore | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 87 | Estonia | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Laos | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 87 | New Zealand | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Oman | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Rwanda | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | British Virgin Islands | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Bhutan | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Botswana | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Switzerland | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Congo | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Denmark | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 93 | Ethiopia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Liberia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 93 | Mexico | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Myanmar | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Sierra Leone | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | South Sudan | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Suriname | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Burundi | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Belgium | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Belize | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Czechia | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Gabon | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Guatemala | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Madagascar | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Malawi | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Peru | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Qatar | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Seychelles | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Chad | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Thailand | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Uganda | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Uruguay | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Zambia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Cook Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Argentina | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahamas | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Chile | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Colombia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Ecuador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Gambia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Lesotho | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Mauritius | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Slovakia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Togo | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Venezuela | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 61,271
- SDG: World 61,271
- UIS: World 61,271
- WB: World 61,270
- UNICEF: World 61,267
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 59,987
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 59,853
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 59,792
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 58,645
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 56,937
- MDG: Developing Regions 55,596
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 49,820
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 46,851
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 46,497
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 44,475
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 43,202
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 36,244
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 35,618
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 35,618
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 35,007
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 35,001
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 35,001
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 34,196
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 33,752
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 33,512
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 33,076
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 31,259
- WB: Ibrd Only 30,933
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 30,855
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 30,848
- UIS: Central Asia 29,845
- GPE: Region 3 29,817
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 29,799
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 29,776
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 29,670
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 29,636
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 29,513
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 29,366
- WB: Ida Total 28,859
- AIMS: Central Asia 27,635
About this data
February 2026 Data Release