Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
18,987
United States of America
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
18.5
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
15,342
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America and the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 18,987 in United States of America; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 18.5, and the mean is 535.56.
Over the past decade 95 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in United Arab Emirates (up 3,400.0%), 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 | 18,987 | 2023 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Colombia | 10,369 | 2023 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 10,030 | 2023 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 9,643 | 2023 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 9,148 | 2023 | up 286.2% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 9,116 | 2023 | up 283.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 6,441 | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Paraguay | 3,814 | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 3,452 | 2023 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Haiti | 2,870 | 2023 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Spain | 2,041 | 2023 | up 229.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Angola | 1,541 | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Honduras | 1,467 | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Uruguay | 1,409 | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Mexico | 1,371 | 2023 | up 31.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Nicaragua | 1,237 | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 17 | El Salvador | 961 | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Panama | 930 | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Argentina | 928 | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 907 | 2023 | up 41.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Cuba | 898 | 2023 | up 150.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Italy | 839 | 2023 | up 70.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 784 | 2023 | up 225.3% | volatile |
| 24 | Canada | 701 | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Trinidad and Tobago | 661 | 2023 | up 1.4% | volatile |
| 26 | Costa Rica | 608 | 2023 | up 19.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Mozambique | 593 | 2023 | up 246.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Guatemala | 580 | 2023 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Portugal | 484 | 2023 | up 18.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Dominican Republic | 465 | 2023 | up 61.5% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 465 | 2023 | up 37.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Germany | 436 | 2023 | up 22.5% | volatile |
| 33 | China (People’s Republic of) | 426 | 2023 | down 62.7% | volatile |
| 34 | France | 421 | 2023 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Jamaica | 406 | 2023 | up 12.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 340 | 2023 | down 13.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Nigeria | 329 | 2023 | up 74.1% | volatile |
| 38 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 309 | 2023 | up 95.6% | volatile |
| 39 | Ghana | 306 | 2023 | up 282.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Guyana | 251 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 41 | Congo | 248 | 2023 | up 108.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Dominica | 229 | 2023 | down 12.3% | volatile |
| 43 | Barbados | 211 | 2023 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Belize | 209 | 2023 | down 7.5% | volatile |
| 45 | Benin | 200 | 2023 | up 207.7% | volatile |
| 45 | India | 200 | 2023 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 180 | 2023 | down 26.5% | volatile |
| 48 | Puerto Rico | 164 | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Palestine, State of | 154 | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Antigua and Barbuda | 152 | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Korea | 127 | 2023 | down 37.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Cabo Verde | 124 | 2023 | down 62.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Syrian Arab Republic | 123 | 2023 | up 261.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Russia | 120 | 2023 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Bahamas | 112 | 2023 | down 26.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 104 | 2023 | up 126.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 100 | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Grenada | 95 | 2023 | down 32.1% | volatile |
| 59 | Switzerland | 94 | 2023 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 89 | 2023 | up 97.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Austria | 87 | 2023 | down 9.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Namibia | 84 | 2023 | up 162.5% | volatile |
| 63 | Denmark | 76 | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Belgium | 74 | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Israel | 72 | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran | 71 | 2023 | up 42.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Pakistan | 69 | 2023 | down 91.6% | volatile |
| 68 | Ukraine | 68 | 2023 | up 6.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 61 | 2023 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 70 | Equatorial Guinea | 56 | 2023 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Cameroon | 55 | 2023 | up 89.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Sao Tome and Principe | 50 | 2023 | down 39.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Afghanistan | 48 | 2023 | down 42.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Lebanon | 47 | 2023 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Timor-Leste | 47 | 2023 | down 76.8% | volatile |
| 76 | Gabon | 46 | 2023 | up 666.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Gambia | 46 | 2023 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Senegal | 46 | 2023 | up 411.1% | volatile |
| 79 | Botswana | 42 | 2023 | down 27.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Côte d'Ivoire | 41 | 2023 | up 241.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Sweden | 40 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Türkiye | 40 | 2023 | up 8.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Viet Nam | 39 | 2023 | down 58.1% | volatile |
| 84 | Australia | 38 | 2023 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Algeria | 37 | 2023 | up 117.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Egypt | 37 | 2023 | up 8.8% | volatile |
| 87 | United Arab Emirates | 35 | 2023 | up 3,400.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Yemen | 33 | 2023 | up 3.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Philippines | 32 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 32 | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 91 | Armenia | 31 | 2023 | up 520.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Togo | 30 | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 29 | 2023 | down 29.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Guinea | 27 | 2023 | down 37.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Morocco | 26 | 2023 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Anguilla | 26 | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Albania | 22 | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | 21 | 2023 | down 4.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Greece | 20 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Jordan | 20 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Sudan | 20 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Uganda | 20 | 2023 | down 39.4% | volatile |
| 103 | Ethiopia | 19 | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 103 | Suriname | 19 | 2023 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 103 | British Virgin Islands | 19 | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Myanmar | 18 | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 18 | 2023 | down 5.3% | volatile |
| 108 | Brunei Darussalam | 17 | 2023 | down 10.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Central African Republic | 17 | 2023 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Chad | 17 | 2023 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16 | 2023 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Niger | 16 | 2023 | up 45.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 16 | 2023 | up 23.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Hong Kong (China) | 15 | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Indonesia | 15 | 2023 | up 87.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Mali | 15 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Norway | 15 | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 15 | 2023 | up 275.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Burundi | 14 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 14 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Zambia | 14 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Ireland | 12 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 2023 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 123 | Montserrat | 11 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 125 | Poland | 10 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Libya | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Bangladesh | 8 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Comoros | 8 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 127 | Finland | 8 | 2023 | down 38.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Lesotho | 8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 127 | New Zealand | 8 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 8 | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Singapore | 8 | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Sierra Leone | 8 | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Seychelles | 8 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Hungary | 7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Iraq | 7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Liberia | 7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 136 | Malaysia | 7 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 136 | South Sudan | 7 | 2023 | down 30.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Aruba | 6 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6 | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Madagascar | 6 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Romania | 6 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Rwanda | 6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Belarus | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Bermuda | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Curaçao | 5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Czechia | 5 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Croatia | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Cambodia | 5 | 2023 | down 76.2% | volatile |
| 146 | Latvia | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Nepal | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovak Republic | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Andorra | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Bhutan | 4 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Oman | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Papua New Guinea | 4 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Serbia | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Thailand | 4 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Djibouti | 3 | 2023 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Lithuania | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 162 | Republic of Moldova | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Mongolia | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Malawi | 3 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Sint Maarten | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 162 | Tunisia | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Cook Islands | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Bahrain | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 171 | Kuwait | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Macau (China) | 2 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Turkmenistan | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Cyprus | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Eritrea | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Fiji | 1 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Kiribati | 1 | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 178 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 178 | Maldives | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 178 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Mauritania | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 178 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 178 | San Marino | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 178 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 178 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Mauritius | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Palau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Qatar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Somalia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Slovenia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Eswatini | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 192 | Niue | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 192 | Tokelau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 112,460
- SDG: World 112,460
- UIS: World 112,460
- WB: World 112,420
- UNICEF: World 112,186
- MDG: Developing Regions 86,550
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 86,535
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 85,160
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 78,959
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 78,954
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 78,954
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 78,954
About this data
February 2026 Data Release