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
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; 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 (country) (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … Caribbean Latin female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 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 | 11,992 | 2023 | up 352.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 10,436 | 2023 | up 353.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia | 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 | 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 | Russia | 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 | South 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 | Syria | 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 | 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 | East Timor | 34 | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Botswana | 33 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 84 | Turkey | 29 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 85 | Pakistan | 28 | 2023 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Sweden | 27 | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 87 | Cote 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 | 26 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 91 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 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 | Vietnam | 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 | 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 | 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 (Dutch part) | 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 | Curacao | 9 | 2023 | down 65.4% | falling |
| 121 | Jordan | 9 | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 121 | Luxembourg | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 121 | North 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 | Laos | 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 | 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 | 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 | Macao | 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 (country) | 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 | Nauru | 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
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 106,738
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 106,729
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 106,510
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 105,367
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 104,425
- WB: Ibrd Only 101,387
- MDG: Latin America 100,713
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 91,066
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 89,799
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 86,016
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 70,714
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 68,033
- WB: Oecd Members 50,352
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 40,938
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 39,430
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 32,432
- MDG: Developed Regions 31,433
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 30,581
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 30,453
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 30,404
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 30,011
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 24,159
- SDG: Northern America 24,159
- WB: North America 24,159
- UNICEF: North America 24,154
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 19,620
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 19,445
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 18,223
About this data
February 2026 Data Release