Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
203
Highest
308,856
China
Lowest
0
San Marino
Median
121
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
9,786
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 203 countries. The highest value is 308,856 in China; the lowest is 0 in San Marino.
The median across all reporting countries is 121, and the mean is 2,766.
Over the past decade 169 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 8,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (down 71.4%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 308,856 | 2023 | up 73.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Vietnam | 43,877 | 2018 | up 638.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 20,904 | 2018 | up 612.2% | volatile |
| 4 | South Korea | 16,557 | 2018 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 5 | Nepal | 16,544 | 2018 | up 661.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Indonesia | 15,612 | 2019 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 7 | India | 15,531 | 2018 | up 512.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Nigeria | 9,179 | 2018 | up 485.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 6,430 | 2018 | up 307.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Myanmar | 6,104 | 2018 | up 224.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Malaysia | 5,981 | 2018 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 12 | Laos | 5,870 | 2018 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Thailand | 5,738 | 2018 | up 99.9% | rising |
| 14 | Mongolia | 5,180 | 2018 | up 138.2% | volatile |
| 15 | Sri Lanka | 5,162 | 2018 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Yemen | 5,151 | 2018 | up 160.0% | volatile |
| 17 | United States | 4,478 | 2018 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 18 | Uzbekistan | 4,060 | 2018 | up 656.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Cambodia | 2,934 | 2018 | up 112.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Japan | 2,725 | 2018 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 21 | Egypt | 2,357 | 2018 | up 537.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Philippines | 2,333 | 2019 | up 91.9% | rising |
| 23 | Libya | 2,103 | 2018 | up 237.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Saudi Arabia | 1,975 | 2018 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 25 | East Timor | 1,875 | 2018 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Iran | 1,752 | 2018 | down 56.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Kazakhstan | 1,736 | 2018 | up 543.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Maldives | 1,566 | 2018 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 1,549 | 2018 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Somalia | 1,473 | 2018 | up 94.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Iraq | 1,457 | 2018 | up 32.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Jordan | 1,280 | 2018 | up 243.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Russia | 1,260 | 2018 | up 92.4% | rising |
| 34 | Germany | 1,236 | 2018 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 35 | Singapore | 1,233 | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 36 | Canada | 1,125 | 2018 | up 72.5% | rising |
| 37 | Syria | 1,040 | 2018 | up 575.3% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom | 1,021 | 2018 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 1,005 | 2018 | up 21.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Afghanistan | 850 | 2018 | up 486.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Palestine | 824 | 2018 | up 261.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Mauritius | 781 | 2018 | up 235.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Oman | 764 | 2018 | up 461.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Australia | 745 | 2018 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 713 | 2018 | up 225.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Turkey | 610 | 2018 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 47 | Tanzania | 595 | 2018 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Brazil | 589 | 2018 | up 68.3% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 586 | 2018 | up 238.7% | volatile |
| 50 | Brunei | 575 | 2018 | up 103.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 536 | 2018 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 52 | United Arab Emirates | 517 | 2018 | up 508.2% | volatile |
| 53 | Cameroon | 496 | 2018 | up 264.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 492 | 2018 | up 171.8% | volatile |
| 55 | Uganda | 455 | 2018 | up 17.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Bhutan | 450 | 2018 | up 204.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Kyrgyzstan | 445 | 2018 | up 354.1% | volatile |
| 58 | South Africa | 444 | 2018 | up 226.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Algeria | 406 | 2018 | up 383.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Sweden | 404 | 2018 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 61 | Mexico | 387 | 2018 | up 113.8% | rising |
| 62 | Zambia | 385 | 2018 | up 587.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Hong Kong | 369 | 2013 | down 59.6% | falling |
| 63 | Morocco | 369 | 2018 | up 547.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Netherlands | 353 | 2018 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Spain | 350 | 2018 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Rwanda | 308 | 2018 | up 1,084.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Finland | 298 | 2018 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 69 | Samoa | 294 | 2018 | up 4,800.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Guinea | 293 | 2018 | up 651.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Bahrain | 264 | 2018 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Kuwait | 262 | 2018 | up 1,090.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Macao | 257 | 2013 | up 928.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Turkmenistan | 254 | 2018 | up 1,487.5% | volatile |
| 75 | Mozambique | 247 | 2018 | up 517.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Poland | 240 | 2018 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 77 | Ukraine | 215 | 2018 | up 124.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 214 | 2018 | up 463.2% | volatile |
| 79 | New Zealand | 204 | 2018 | up 52.2% | rising |
| 80 | Norway | 195 | 2018 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Colombia | 190 | 2018 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Portugal | 190 | 2018 | up 183.6% | rising |
| 83 | Aruba | 183 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 84 | North Korea | 180 | 2013 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Seychelles | 171 | 2018 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Peru | 168 | 2018 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 86 | Senegal | 168 | 2018 | up 290.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Malawi | 165 | 2018 | up 489.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Djibouti | 163 | 2018 | up 69.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Niger | 163 | 2018 | up 8,050.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 157 | 2018 | up 726.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Tunisia | 155 | 2018 | up 131.3% | rising |
| 93 | Switzerland | 154 | 2018 | up 73.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Gambia | 149 | 2018 | up 1,046.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Eritrea | 144 | 2018 | up 84.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Ecuador | 143 | 2018 | up 652.6% | volatile |
| 97 | Hungary | 136 | 2018 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 133 | 2018 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 99 | Austria | 130 | 2018 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 100 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 125 | 2018 | up 635.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 121 | 2018 | up 146.9% | volatile |
| 101 | Romania | 121 | 2018 | down 48.9% | rising |
| 103 | Namibia | 120 | 2018 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Argentina | 119 | 2018 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 104 | Denmark | 119 | 2018 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 106 | Mali | 118 | 2018 | up 413.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 113 | 2018 | up 6.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 110 | 2018 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 109 | Madagascar | 105 | 2018 | up 377.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Lebanon | 103 | 2018 | up 151.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | 97 | 2018 | up 94.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Czechia | 89 | 2018 | up 53.4% | rising |
| 113 | Chad | 87 | 2018 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 114 | Congo | 84 | 2018 | up 64.7% | volatile |
| 115 | Chile | 83 | 2018 | up 76.6% | rising |
| 116 | Azerbaijan | 81 | 2018 | up 268.2% | volatile |
| 117 | Sierra Leone | 80 | 2018 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 118 | Ireland | 79 | 2018 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Venezuela | 75 | 2018 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 120 | Haiti | 72 | 2018 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 70 | 2018 | up 159.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Lithuania | 70 | 2018 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Liberia | 69 | 2018 | up 228.6% | volatile |
| 124 | Israel | 65 | 2018 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 125 | Botswana | 61 | 2018 | down 57.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Comoros | 58 | 2018 | up 52.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Greece | 58 | 2018 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 128 | Cote d'Ivoire | 57 | 2018 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Slovakia | 57 | 2018 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 130 | Andorra | 52 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Serbia | 52 | 2018 | up 79.3% | rising |
| 132 | Angola | 51 | 2018 | up 183.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Guatemala | 50 | 2018 | up 92.3% | volatile |
| 133 | Solomon Islands | 50 | 2018 | up 614.3% | volatile |
| 135 | Qatar | 49 | 2018 | up 172.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 48 | 2018 | up 4,700.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Belarus | 47 | 2018 | up 147.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Benin | 46 | 2018 | up 318.2% | volatile |
| 138 | Costa Rica | 46 | 2018 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 138 | El Salvador | 46 | 2018 | up 318.2% | volatile |
| 141 | Dominican Republic | 45 | 2018 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Tonga | 44 | 2018 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 143 | Burundi | 43 | 2018 | up 290.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Paraguay | 43 | 2018 | down 32.8% | rising |
| 145 | Bolivia | 42 | 2018 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 145 | Cook Islands | 42 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Estonia | 41 | 2018 | up 115.8% | volatile |
| 148 | Panama | 39 | 2018 | up 143.8% | rising |
| 149 | Gabon | 38 | 2018 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Croatia | 37 | 2018 | up 85.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Jamaica | 36 | 2018 | up 227.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Latvia | 31 | 2018 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 153 | Georgia | 30 | 2018 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Slovenia | 30 | 2018 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 155 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | 2018 | down 66.3% | falling |
| 156 | Iceland | 28 | 2018 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 157 | Honduras | 27 | 2018 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 158 | Albania | 25 | 2018 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 158 | Trinidad and Tobago | 25 | 2018 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Cuba | 20 | 2018 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 160 | Luxembourg | 20 | 2018 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Moldova | 20 | 2018 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 163 | Nicaragua | 19 | 2018 | up 111.1% | rising |
| 164 | Armenia | 18 | 2018 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Guinea-Bissau | 18 | 2018 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Vanuatu | 17 | 2018 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 167 | British Virgin Islands | 16 | 2018 | down 36.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Lesotho | 15 | 2018 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Togo | 15 | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Guyana | 12 | 2018 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Cyprus | 11 | 2018 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Eswatini | 11 | 2018 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 173 | Bahamas | 10 | 2018 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Kiribati | 10 | 2018 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 173 | Uruguay | 10 | 2018 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 176 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2018 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 176 | Liechtenstein | 9 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Belize | 7 | 2018 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Barbados | 7 | 2018 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 7 | 2018 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 178 | Palau | 7 | 2018 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 7 | 2018 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Montenegro | 6 | 2018 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Dominica | 5 | 2018 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 184 | Micronesia (country) | 5 | 2018 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Gibraltar | 5 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 187 | Suriname | 4 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Saint Lucia | 3 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 188 | Malta | 3 | 2018 | down 40.0% | flat |
| 188 | Nauru | 3 | 2018 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 188 | Tuvalu | 3 | 2018 | unchanged | volatile |
| 188 | Niue | 3 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2 | 2018 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Bermuda | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Grenada | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2018 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2 | 2018 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 193 | Tokelau | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Anguilla | 1 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Monaco | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 202 | San Marino | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 505,836
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 503,839
- MDG: Developing Regions 486,089
- SDG: World 481,181
- UIS: World 481,181
- MDG: World 481,176
- WB: World 481,133
- UNICEF: World 480,289
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 464,295
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 464,098
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 463,275
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 451,302
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 427,894
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 427,315
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 426,256
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 422,761
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 422,761
- AIMS: East Asia 421,076
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 405,851
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 405,219
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 405,049
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 384,313
- WB: Ibrd Only 363,893
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 355,587
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 342,189
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 334,124
- SDG: Eastern Asia 334,124
- MDG: Eastern Asia 331,399
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 170,495
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 158,208
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 152,323
- GPE: Region 3 148,158
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 142,591
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 141,196
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 129,992
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 121,469
- WB: Ida Total 100,205
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 92,132
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 92,132
- MDG: South-eastern Asia 92,132
About this data
February 2026 Data Release