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
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; 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 … Caribbean Latin both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 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 | 21,140 | 2023 | up 321.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 19,552 | 2023 | up 317.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia | 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 | 831 | 2023 | down 61.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Nigeria | 666 | 2023 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 36 | United Kingdom | 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 | South 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 | Syria | 193 | 2023 | up 338.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Palestine | 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 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | East Timor | 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 | Turkey | 69 | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Cote 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 | Vietnam | 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 | 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 | 27 | 2023 | down 38.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Hong Kong | 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 | North 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 | Laos | 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 | Curacao | 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 (Dutch part) | 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 | 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 | Macao | 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 (country) | 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 | Nauru | 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
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 185,692
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 185,646
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 185,286
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 183,059
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 180,162
- WB: Ibrd Only 175,748
- MDG: Latin America 172,696
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 160,951
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 157,589
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 148,292
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 121,868
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 119,855
- WB: Oecd Members 91,963
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 75,067
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 67,908
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 59,482
- MDG: Developed Regions 57,343
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 55,756
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 55,507
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 55,412
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 54,796
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 43,852
- SDG: Northern America 43,852
- WB: North America 43,852
- UNICEF: North America 43,842
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 36,459
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 34,117
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 32,912
About this data
February 2026 Data Release