Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
209
Highest
35,176
United States of America
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
27
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
10,541
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 35,176 in United States of America; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 27, and the mean is 1,160.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 81 fell. The largest increase was in Somalia (up 7,066.7%), 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 | 35,176 | 2023 | up 132.6% | volatile |
| 2 | Brazil | 26,331 | 2023 | up 176.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Peru | 23,433 | 2023 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Colombia | 23,288 | 2023 | up 96.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 21,084 | 2023 | up 328.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 19,534 | 2023 | up 318.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 16,738 | 2023 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 8 | Paraguay | 12,775 | 2023 | up 41.1% | volatile |
| 9 | Chile | 7,613 | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 10 | Haiti | 5,228 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 4,580 | 2023 | up 281.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Uruguay | 3,892 | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 13 | Honduras | 2,860 | 2023 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 14 | Mexico | 2,797 | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 2,769 | 2023 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 16 | Angola | 2,390 | 2023 | down 17.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Argentina | 2,095 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 18 | Panama | 1,993 | 2023 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 19 | El Salvador | 1,968 | 2023 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 20 | Cuba | 1,886 | 2023 | up 171.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Italy | 1,791 | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Japan | 1,682 | 2023 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,302 | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 1,247 | 2023 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 1,116 | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 26 | Guatemala | 1,097 | 2023 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 27 | Portugal | 935 | 2023 | up 21.3% | volatile |
| 28 | Mozambique | 910 | 2023 | up 258.3% | volatile |
| 29 | France | 876 | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 30 | Germany | 854 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 31 | China | 811 | 2023 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Canada | 553 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 33 | South Africa | 505 | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | 474 | 2023 | up 233.8% | rising |
| 35 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 469 | 2023 | up 143.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Jamaica | 460 | 2023 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 37 | Congo | 422 | 2023 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Ghana | 410 | 2023 | up 302.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Puerto Rico | 365 | 2023 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 309 | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 41 | Cape Verde | 307 | 2023 | down 59.0% | rising |
| 42 | Benin | 269 | 2023 | up 163.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Dominica | 264 | 2023 | up 94.1% | falling |
| 44 | Republic of Korea | 227 | 2023 | down 30.6% | rising |
| 45 | Denmark | 220 | 2023 | up 1,122.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Namibia | 217 | 2023 | up 171.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Somalia | 215 | 2023 | up 7,066.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Switzerland | 212 | 2023 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 49 | Syrian Arab Republic | 187 | 2023 | up 356.1% | volatile |
| 50 | India | 180 | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine, State of | 180 | 2023 | up 76.5% | volatile |
| 52 | Austria | 168 | 2023 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 53 | Belize | 157 | 2023 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 54 | Ukraine | 155 | 2023 | up 4.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Belgium | 146 | 2023 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 56 | Israel | 141 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 57 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 126 | 2023 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 113 | 2023 | up 5,550.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 113 | 2023 | down 28.9% | rising |
| 60 | Afghanistan | 108 | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Kenya | 106 | 2023 | up 76.7% | rising |
| 62 | Gabon | 100 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 99 | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Equatorial Guinea | 98 | 2023 | up 38.0% | flat |
| 64 | Guyana | 98 | 2023 | down 84.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Sao Tome and Principe | 98 | 2023 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Antigua and Barbuda | 93 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 68 | Algeria | 90 | 2023 | up 190.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Chad | 89 | 2023 | up 2,866.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Lebanon | 87 | 2023 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 71 | Pakistan | 82 | 2023 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Timor-Leste | 81 | 2023 | down 74.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Cameroon | 77 | 2023 | up 87.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Armenia | 76 | 2023 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Australia | 74 | 2023 | up 23.3% | rising |
| 76 | Côte d'Ivoire | 65 | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 65 | 2023 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 78 | Sweden | 64 | 2023 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 78 | Türkiye | 64 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 80 | Myanmar | 60 | 2023 | up 2,900.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Saint Lucia | 58 | 2023 | down 27.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Albania | 57 | 2023 | up 83.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Gambia | 57 | 2023 | down 28.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Senegal | 56 | 2023 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Viet Nam | 54 | 2023 | down 53.4% | falling |
| 86 | Barbados | 52 | 2023 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Suriname | 51 | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Egypt | 49 | 2023 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 89 | Guinea | 47 | 2023 | down 29.9% | falling |
| 90 | Botswana | 45 | 2023 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Grenada | 45 | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 92 | Yemen | 40 | 2023 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 39 | 2023 | down 44.3% | volatile |
| 94 | Morocco | 38 | 2023 | down 35.6% | volatile |
| 95 | Poland | 36 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 95 | Togo | 36 | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Greece | 35 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 98 | Philippines | 34 | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Uzbekistan | 33 | 2023 | up 230.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Norway | 30 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 100 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 30 | 2023 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Bulgaria | 29 | 2023 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Bahamas | 29 | 2023 | down 47.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Burkina Faso | 28 | 2023 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 105 | Jordan | 27 | 2023 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 26 | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Central African Republic | 26 | 2023 | up 44.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Ethiopia | 25 | 2023 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 108 | Ireland | 25 | 2023 | up 316.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Mali | 25 | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Romania | 25 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 112 | Hong Kong, China | 24 | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 112 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 24 | 2023 | down 4.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 22 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 22 | 2023 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Indonesia | 21 | 2023 | up 90.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Andorra | 20 | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 117 | Bahrain | 20 | 2023 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 20 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Niger | 19 | 2023 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Sudan | 19 | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Uganda | 19 | 2023 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 123 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 18 | 2023 | down 48.6% | falling |
| 123 | Zambia | 18 | 2023 | down 61.7% | falling |
| 125 | Burundi | 17 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 126 | Hungary | 16 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 127 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Czechia | 15 | 2023 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 127 | Libya | 15 | 2023 | up 650.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Comoros | 14 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 130 | Finland | 14 | 2023 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 130 | Croatia | 14 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 130 | Seychelles | 14 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 134 | Aruba | 13 | 2023 | down 13.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Belarus | 13 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 134 | Iraq | 13 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 137 | Lesotho | 12 | 2023 | down 47.8% | rising |
| 137 | Luxembourg | 12 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Curaçao | 11 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 139 | Sri Lanka | 11 | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Latvia | 11 | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Mongolia | 11 | 2023 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 139 | New Zealand | 11 | 2023 | up 175.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Slovakia | 11 | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Tunisia | 11 | 2023 | up 37.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Anguilla | 11 | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Liberia | 10 | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Lithuania | 10 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 147 | Rwanda | 10 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 147 | Sierra Leone | 10 | 2023 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 147 | Cook Islands | 10 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Bhutan | 9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 152 | Madagascar | 9 | 2023 | down 43.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Djibouti | 8 | 2023 | down 89.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Fiji | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 154 | South Sudan | 8 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Bangladesh | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Kazakhstan | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 157 | Singapore | 7 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Bermuda | 6 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 160 | Papua New Guinea | 6 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 160 | British Virgin Islands | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 163 | Republic of Moldova | 5 | 2023 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 163 | Malaysia | 5 | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 163 | Nepal | 5 | 2023 | down 28.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Serbia | 5 | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Estonia | 4 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Kyrgyzstan | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Cambodia | 4 | 2023 | down 85.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Maldives | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Azerbaijan | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Cyprus | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Georgia | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Kiribati | 3 | 2023 | down 90.6% | volatile |
| 172 | Macau, China | 3 | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Malawi | 3 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Oman | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2023 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Thailand | 3 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Eritrea | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Kuwait | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | San Marino | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Eswatini | 2 | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 183 | Sint Maarten | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 183 | Vanuatu | 2 | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 183 | Niue | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | Mauritania | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Qatar | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 200 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Montserrat | 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 242,356
- SDG: World 242,356
- UIS: World 242,356
- WB: World 242,333
- UNICEF: World 241,914
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 193,601
- MDG: Developing Regions 193,409
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 191,087
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 181,571
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 181,565
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 181,565
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 181,565
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 181,565
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 181,554
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 181,174
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 179,744
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 179,241
- WB: Ibrd Only 173,387
- MDG: Latin America 171,820
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 158,223
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 154,899
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 146,262
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 119,964
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 118,836
- WB: Oecd Members 83,522
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 65,290
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 64,614
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 50,576
- MDG: Developed Regions 48,947
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 47,372
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 47,121
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 47,036
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 46,442
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 35,735
- SDG: Northern America 35,735
- WB: North America 35,735
- UNICEF: North America 35,729
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 35,669
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 33,347
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 32,265
About this data
February 2026 Data Release