Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
42,458
United States of America
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
31
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
10,540
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 42,458 in United States of America; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 31, and the mean is 1,217.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 90 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 7,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Cayman Islands (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 42,458 | 2023 | up 107.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 26,342 | 2023 | up 176.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 23,446 | 2023 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 23,302 | 2023 | up 95.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 21,140 | 2023 | up 321.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 19,552 | 2023 | up 317.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16,739 | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 12,775 | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 7,614 | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 10 | Haiti | 5,244 | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 4,584 | 2023 | up 280.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 3,892 | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 3,078 | 2023 | up 63.9% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 2,812 | 2023 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 2,775 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 16 | Angola | 2,391 | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 2,096 | 2023 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 18 | Panama | 1,994 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 1,975 | 2023 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 20 | Cuba | 1,908 | 2023 | up 166.1% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 1,795 | 2023 | up 83.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 1,688 | 2023 | up 201.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Canada | 1,384 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 24 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,302 | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 1,250 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 1,124 | 2023 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 27 | Guatemala | 1,104 | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 28 | Portugal | 942 | 2023 | up 20.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Mozambique | 910 | 2023 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Jamaica | 900 | 2023 | up 19.4% | flat |
| 31 | France | 885 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 32 | Trinidad and Tobago | 869 | 2023 | down 7.8% | rising |
| 33 | Germany | 859 | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 34 | China (People’s Republic of) | 831 | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Nigeria | 666 | 2023 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 648 | 2023 | up 99.4% | rising |
| 37 | South Africa | 521 | 2023 | down 27.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 510 | 2023 | down 8.1% | rising |
| 39 | Dominica | 477 | 2023 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 40 | Ghana | 433 | 2023 | up 266.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Congo | 424 | 2023 | up 136.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Guyana | 422 | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Puerto Rico | 365 | 2023 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 44 | India | 336 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 45 | Barbados | 334 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 321 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 46 | Russia | 321 | 2023 | up 62.9% | rising |
| 48 | Belize | 311 | 2023 | down 11.9% | rising |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 308 | 2023 | down 58.9% | rising |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 276 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 51 | Benin | 269 | 2023 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Korea | 259 | 2023 | down 27.0% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 222 | 2023 | up 957.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Namibia | 218 | 2023 | up 172.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Bahamas | 217 | 2023 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 56 | Somalia | 216 | 2023 | up 7,100.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Switzerland | 215 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 58 | Syrian Arab Republic | 193 | 2023 | up 338.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Palestine, State of | 180 | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Grenada | 174 | 2023 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 61 | Austria | 168 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 159 | 2023 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Belgium | 146 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 64 | Israel | 145 | 2023 | up 26.1% | rising |
| 65 | Kenya | 135 | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 66 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 134 | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 67 | Netherlands | 128 | 2023 | down 34.0% | rising |
| 68 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 126 | 2023 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 69 | Iran | 116 | 2023 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 70 | United Arab Emirates | 114 | 2023 | up 5,600.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Afghanistan | 113 | 2023 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Equatorial Guinea | 98 | 2023 | up 38.0% | flat |
| 73 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98 | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 75 | Lebanon | 96 | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 75 | Pakistan | 96 | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Algeria | 91 | 2023 | up 193.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Cameroon | 89 | 2023 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Chad | 89 | 2023 | up 2,866.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Australia | 82 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 81 | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Armenia | 78 | 2023 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Suriname | 77 | 2023 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 84 | Botswana | 75 | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 85 | Türkiye | 69 | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Côte d'Ivoire | 67 | 2023 | up 219.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Sweden | 67 | 2023 | down 10.7% | flat |
| 88 | Myanmar | 64 | 2023 | up 1,500.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Egypt | 59 | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 89 | Gambia | 59 | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 91 | Albania | 58 | 2023 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Philippines | 58 | 2023 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Viet Nam | 58 | 2023 | down 51.3% | falling |
| 94 | Senegal | 57 | 2023 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Zimbabwe | 52 | 2023 | down 32.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Guinea | 47 | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 97 | Yemen | 40 | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 98 | Morocco | 38 | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Togo | 38 | 2023 | up 90.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Poland | 36 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 35 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 102 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 34 | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Anguilla | 34 | 2023 | up 209.1% | rising |
| 104 | Uzbekistan | 33 | 2023 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Norway | 31 | 2023 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 105 | British Virgin Islands | 31 | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 107 | Bulgaria | 30 | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Jordan | 29 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 108 | Uganda | 29 | 2023 | down 39.6% | falling |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 28 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 111 | Brunei Darussalam | 27 | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Hong Kong (China) | 27 | 2023 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 113 | Central African Republic | 26 | 2023 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Ethiopia | 26 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 113 | Ireland | 26 | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 116 | Mali | 25 | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 25 | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Romania | 25 | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 116 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25 | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Zambia | 25 | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 121 | Indonesia | 23 | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 121 | Sudan | 23 | 2023 | up 283.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 123 | Saudi Arabia | 22 | 2023 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 21 | 2023 | down 61.8% | flat |
| 126 | Andorra | 20 | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 126 | Bahrain | 20 | 2023 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Niger | 20 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Finland | 18 | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 129 | Singapore | 18 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Burundi | 17 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 131 | Hungary | 17 | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 133 | Iraq | 16 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 134 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 2023 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Czechia | 15 | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 134 | Croatia | 15 | 2023 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 134 | Libya | 15 | 2023 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Aruba | 14 | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Belarus | 14 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 138 | Comoros | 14 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 138 | Curaçao | 14 | 2023 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 138 | Seychelles | 14 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 143 | New Zealand | 13 | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Sint Maarten | 13 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 145 | Bangladesh | 12 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 145 | Liberia | 12 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 145 | Lesotho | 12 | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 145 | Luxembourg | 12 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Sierra Leone | 12 | 2023 | down 29.4% | rising |
| 145 | Montserrat | 12 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 151 | Latvia | 11 | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Mongolia | 11 | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 151 | Rwanda | 11 | 2023 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 151 | Slovakia | 11 | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Thailand | 11 | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Tunisia | 11 | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 157 | Bermuda | 10 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 157 | Lithuania | 10 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 157 | Cook Islands | 10 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 160 | Bhutan | 9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Madagascar | 9 | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 160 | Malaysia | 9 | 2023 | down 76.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Djibouti | 8 | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Fiji | 8 | 2023 | down 27.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Papua New Guinea | 8 | 2023 | down 75.8% | volatile |
| 163 | South Sudan | 8 | 2023 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 167 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 167 | Oman | 7 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Nepal | 6 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Cambodia | 5 | 2023 | down 81.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Republic of Moldova | 5 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Serbia | 5 | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Estonia | 4 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 174 | Georgia | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 174 | Maldives | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Cyprus | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Kiribati | 3 | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Macau (China) | 3 | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 178 | Malawi | 3 | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Palau | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2023 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Eritrea | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 187 | San Marino | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 187 | Eswatini | 2 | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 187 | Vanuatu | 2 | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 187 | Niue | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 193 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Mauritania | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 193 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 193 | Qatar | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 193 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 202 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Tokelau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 255,612
- SDG: World 255,612
- UIS: World 255,612
- WB: World 255,554
- UNICEF: World 255,064
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 198,380
- MDG: Developing Regions 198,269
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 195,603
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 185,702
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 185,692
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 185,692
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 185,692
About this data
February 2026 Data Release