Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
23,471
United States of America
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
12.5
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
4,962
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 23,471 in United States of America; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 12.5, and the mean is 681.68.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 7,800.0%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia, Federated States of (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 | 23,471 | 2023 | up 116.1% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 16,699 | 2023 | up 210.2% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 13,416 | 2023 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 12,933 | 2023 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 11,992 | 2023 | up 352.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 10,436 | 2023 | up 353.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 10,298 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 8,961 | 2023 | up 48.7% | rising |
| 9 | Chile | 4,162 | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 10 | Spain | 2,543 | 2023 | up 334.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 2,483 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 12 | Haiti | 2,374 | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 1,611 | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 1,538 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 1,441 | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 1,168 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 1,064 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 1,014 | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 19 | Cuba | 1,010 | 2023 | up 181.3% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 957 | 2023 | up 95.7% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 904 | 2023 | up 183.4% | rising |
| 22 | Angola | 850 | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 23 | Canada | 683 | 2023 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 24 | Dominican Republic | 659 | 2023 | up 78.1% | rising |
| 25 | Costa Rica | 642 | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 524 | 2023 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 27 | Jamaica | 494 | 2023 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 28 | France | 464 | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 458 | 2023 | up 22.1% | flat |
| 30 | Germany | 423 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 31 | China | 405 | 2023 | down 60.4% | falling |
| 32 | Guinea-Bissau | 395 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 33 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 339 | 2023 | up 103.0% | rising |
| 34 | Nigeria | 337 | 2023 | up 188.0% | rising |
| 35 | Mozambique | 317 | 2023 | up 281.9% | rising |
| 36 | Dominica | 248 | 2023 | up 172.5% | rising |
| 37 | Somalia | 216 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 38 | Trinidad and Tobago | 208 | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 201 | 2023 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 39 | Russian Federation | 201 | 2023 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 184 | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 42 | Congo | 176 | 2023 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Guyana | 171 | 2023 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 44 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 170 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 146 | 2023 | up 1,522.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Saint Lucia | 141 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 47 | India | 136 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 48 | Namibia | 134 | 2023 | up 179.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Republic of Korea | 132 | 2023 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 50 | Ghana | 127 | 2023 | up 234.2% | rising |
| 51 | Antigua and Barbuda | 124 | 2023 | up 57.0% | rising |
| 52 | Barbados | 123 | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 53 | Switzerland | 121 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 54 | Bahamas | 105 | 2023 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 55 | Belize | 102 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 56 | Ukraine | 91 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 57 | Austria | 81 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 79 | 2023 | up 7,800.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 79 | 2023 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 60 | Israel | 74 | 2023 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 61 | Belgium | 72 | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 61 | Chad | 72 | 2023 | up 7,100.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Syrian Arab Republic | 70 | 2023 | up 677.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Benin | 69 | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 65 | Netherlands | 67 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 66 | Afghanistan | 66 | 2023 | down 38.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Suriname | 58 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 68 | South Africa | 56 | 2023 | down 85.4% | falling |
| 69 | Algeria | 54 | 2023 | up 315.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Gabon | 54 | 2023 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Lebanon | 49 | 2023 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48 | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 73 | Armenia | 47 | 2023 | up 1,466.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Kenya | 46 | 2023 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 74 | Myanmar | 46 | 2023 | up 2,200.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 45 | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 77 | Australia | 44 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 42 | 2023 | up 223.1% | rising |
| 79 | Albania | 36 | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Cameroon | 35 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 81 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 34 | 2023 | down 42.4% | falling |
| 81 | Timor-Leste | 34 | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Botswana | 33 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 84 | Türkiye | 29 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 85 | Pakistan | 28 | 2023 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Sweden | 27 | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 87 | Côte d'Ivoire | 26 | 2023 | up 188.9% | rising |
| 87 | Philippines | 26 | 2023 | up 116.7% | rising |
| 87 | Poland | 26 | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 87 | Palestine, State of | 26 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 91 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 22 | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Egypt | 22 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 93 | Guinea | 20 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 20 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 95 | Romania | 19 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 95 | Viet Nam | 19 | 2023 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 97 | Bahrain | 18 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Uzbekistan | 18 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 99 | Andorra | 16 | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 99 | Bulgaria | 16 | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 99 | Norway | 16 | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 102 | Greece | 15 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 103 | Ireland | 14 | 2023 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 14 | 2023 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Gambia | 13 | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Hong Kong, China | 12 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Morocco | 12 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | 12 | 2023 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 109 | Senegal | 11 | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 109 | Singapore | 11 | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 109 | Zambia | 11 | 2023 | down 64.5% | falling |
| 112 | Brunei Darussalam | 10 | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 112 | Czechia | 10 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 112 | Finland | 10 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 112 | Croatia | 10 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Hungary | 10 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 112 | Iraq | 10 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 10 | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 112 | Mali | 10 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 112 | Sint Maarten | 10 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 121 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 121 | Belarus | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 121 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 121 | Curaçao | 9 | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 121 | Jordan | 9 | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 9 | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 121 | Uganda | 9 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 129 | Aruba | 8 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Ethiopia | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 129 | Indonesia | 8 | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 129 | Mongolia | 8 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 129 | Togo | 8 | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 129 | Tunisia | 8 | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 129 | Anguilla | 8 | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Burkina Faso | 7 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Fiji | 7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 136 | Lithuania | 7 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 136 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 136 | Thailand | 7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 136 | Yemen | 7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 136 | Cook Islands | 7 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Comoros | 6 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 143 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 143 | Libya | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Latvia | 6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Slovakia | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 143 | Seychelles | 6 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Bermuda | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Bhutan | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 149 | Djibouti | 5 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 149 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Liberia | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 149 | New Zealand | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 149 | Rwanda | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 157 | Lesotho | 4 | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 157 | Niger | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 157 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 162 | Burundi | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 162 | Estonia | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Georgia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Madagascar | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Maldives | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Oman | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Palau | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Sudan | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Cyprus | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 170 | Kiribati | 2 | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 170 | Republic of Moldova | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Malaysia | 2 | 2023 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2023 | down 92.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Eswatini | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Niue | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Eritrea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Macau, China | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Qatar | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | San Marino | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 178 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 178 | South Sudan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 178 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Montserrat | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 196 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Cambodia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Mauritania | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Malawi | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | 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 143,152
- SDG: World 143,152
- UIS: World 143,152
- WB: World 143,134
- UNICEF: World 142,878
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 111,845
- MDG: Developing Regions 111,719
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 110,443
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 106,743
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 106,738
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 106,738
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 106,738
About this data
February 2026 Data Release