Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
207
Highest
19,723
United States
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
13
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
4,962
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin America, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 19,723 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 13, and the mean is 662.66.
Over the past decade 109 countries rose and 64 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 students … Latin female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 19,723 | 2023 | up 147.3% | rising |
| 2 | Brazil | 16,696 | 2023 | up 210.3% | rising |
| 3 | Peru | 13,407 | 2023 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 4 | Colombia | 12,924 | 2023 | up 102.3% | rising |
| 5 | Venezuela | 11,971 | 2023 | up 357.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Ecuador | 10,432 | 2023 | up 353.8% | 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 | 2,541 | 2023 | up 335.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 2,483 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 12 | Haiti | 2,367 | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 13 | Honduras | 1,579 | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 14 | Nicaragua | 1,536 | 2023 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 15 | Mexico | 1,437 | 2023 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 16 | Argentina | 1,168 | 2023 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 17 | Panama | 1,064 | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 18 | El Salvador | 1,009 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 19 | Cuba | 1,001 | 2023 | up 184.4% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 954 | 2023 | up 95.5% | rising |
| 21 | Japan | 901 | 2023 | up 184.2% | rising |
| 22 | Angola | 850 | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 655 | 2023 | up 97.3% | rising |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 640 | 2023 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 25 | Guatemala | 519 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 26 | France | 461 | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 27 | Portugal | 455 | 2023 | up 24.3% | flat |
| 28 | Germany | 421 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 29 | China | 396 | 2023 | down 60.9% | falling |
| 30 | Guinea-Bissau | 395 | 2023 | up 46.8% | rising |
| 31 | Mozambique | 317 | 2023 | up 281.9% | rising |
| 32 | Jamaica | 304 | 2023 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Canada | 292 | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Nigeria | 253 | 2023 | up 427.1% | volatile |
| 35 | United Kingdom | 237 | 2023 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 36 | Somalia | 215 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Puerto Rico | 201 | 2023 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 38 | Russia | 196 | 2023 | up 88.5% | rising |
| 39 | Cape Verde | 184 | 2023 | down 55.6% | falling |
| 40 | Congo | 176 | 2023 | up 193.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Dominica | 147 | 2023 | up 188.2% | rising |
| 42 | Denmark | 146 | 2023 | up 1,522.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Namibia | 133 | 2023 | up 177.1% | volatile |
| 44 | Switzerland | 120 | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 45 | Ghana | 117 | 2023 | up 254.5% | rising |
| 45 | South Korea | 117 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 47 | Ukraine | 89 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 48 | Austria | 81 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 49 | Belize | 80 | 2023 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 79 | 2023 | up 7,800.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Belgium | 72 | 2023 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 51 | Chad | 72 | 2023 | up 7,100.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Israel | 71 | 2023 | up 42.0% | rising |
| 54 | Benin | 69 | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 55 | Syria | 68 | 2023 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Afghanistan | 63 | 2023 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 61 | 2023 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 58 | Algeria | 54 | 2023 | up 315.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 54 | 2023 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Netherlands | 54 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 61 | South Africa | 49 | 2023 | down 87.1% | falling |
| 62 | Antigua and Barbuda | 48 | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 62 | Sao Tome and Principe | 48 | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 64 | Armenia | 46 | 2023 | up 1,433.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 45 | 2023 | up 60.7% | rising |
| 66 | Myanmar | 44 | 2023 | up 4,300.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Equatorial Guinea | 42 | 2023 | up 223.1% | rising |
| 68 | Guyana | 40 | 2023 | down 89.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Australia | 39 | 2023 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 69 | Saint Lucia | 39 | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 69 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 39 | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 72 | Iran | 38 | 2023 | up 153.3% | rising |
| 72 | Suriname | 38 | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 74 | Barbados | 37 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 75 | Albania | 36 | 2023 | up 125.0% | volatile |
| 76 | East Timor | 34 | 2023 | down 70.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Kenya | 33 | 2023 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 78 | Cameroon | 29 | 2023 | up 70.6% | rising |
| 79 | Sweden | 27 | 2023 | down 34.1% | falling |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 26 | 2023 | up 188.9% | rising |
| 80 | Poland | 26 | 2023 | up 73.3% | rising |
| 80 | Palestine | 26 | 2023 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 80 | Turkey | 26 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 84 | Grenada | 24 | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 85 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 22 | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Pakistan | 21 | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 87 | Guinea | 20 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 88 | Botswana | 19 | 2023 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 88 | Philippines | 19 | 2023 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 88 | Romania | 19 | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 91 | Bahrain | 18 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Uzbekistan | 18 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 93 | Egypt | 17 | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 93 | Vietnam | 17 | 2023 | down 32.0% | falling |
| 95 | Andorra | 16 | 2023 | up 220.0% | rising |
| 95 | Bahamas | 16 | 2023 | down 44.8% | falling |
| 97 | Bulgaria | 15 | 2023 | down 46.4% | falling |
| 97 | Greece | 15 | 2023 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 97 | Norway | 15 | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 97 | Zimbabwe | 15 | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 101 | Ireland | 14 | 2023 | up 366.7% | rising |
| 101 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 14 | 2023 | down 36.4% | flat |
| 101 | Saudi Arabia | 14 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Gambia | 13 | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 13 | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 106 | Hong Kong | 12 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 106 | Morocco | 12 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Brunei | 10 | 2023 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 108 | Czechia | 10 | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 108 | Finland | 10 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 108 | Croatia | 10 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Hungary | 10 | 2023 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 108 | Mali | 10 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 108 | Senegal | 10 | 2023 | up 233.3% | rising |
| 115 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 115 | Belarus | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 115 | Central African Republic | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 115 | North Korea | 9 | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Iraq | 8 | 2023 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 120 | Jordan | 8 | 2023 | down 60.0% | falling |
| 120 | Mongolia | 8 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 120 | Togo | 8 | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 120 | Tunisia | 8 | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Zambia | 8 | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 126 | Aruba | 7 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 7 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | Ethiopia | 7 | 2023 | up 16.7% | volatile |
| 126 | Fiji | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 126 | Indonesia | 7 | 2023 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 126 | Lithuania | 7 | 2023 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 126 | Yemen | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Cook Islands | 7 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Comoros | 6 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 134 | Curacao | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | Laos | 6 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 134 | Libya | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Latvia | 6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 134 | Slovakia | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 134 | Seychelles | 6 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Bhutan | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 141 | Djibouti | 5 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Sri Lanka | 5 | 2023 | down 72.2% | falling |
| 141 | Rwanda | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 141 | Singapore | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Tanzania | 5 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 141 | Uganda | 5 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Lesotho | 4 | 2023 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 150 | New Zealand | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Burundi | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 152 | Bermuda | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Estonia | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Madagascar | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Maldives | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Niger | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Oman | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Palau | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Papua New Guinea | 3 | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 152 | Sudan | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 152 | Thailand | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | British Virgin Islands | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Anguilla | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Bangladesh | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Georgia | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 166 | Kiribati | 2 | 2023 | down 90.5% | volatile |
| 166 | Moldova | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 166 | Solomon Islands | 2 | 2023 | down 92.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Eswatini | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 166 | Niue | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Azerbaijan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Eritrea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Macao | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 175 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Mauritius | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Qatar | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | San Marino | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Serbia | 1 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 175 | South Sudan | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 175 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 175 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Turkmenistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 175 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 191 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Cambodia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Mauritania | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Malawi | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Malaysia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 191 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 191 | 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 137,171
- SDG: World 137,171
- UIS: World 137,171
- WB: World 137,159
- UNICEF: World 136,934
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 110,182
- MDG: Developing Regions 110,029
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 108,900
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean 105,372
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 105,369
- ESCAP: Latin America (lac) (unsdcode:98424) 105,369
- MDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105,369
- SDG: Latin America and the Caribbean 105,369
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean 105,366
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean 105,154
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 104,309
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) 104,131
- WB: Ibrd Only 100,600
- MDG: Latin America 100,444
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 90,043
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 88,789
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 85,300
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 69,987
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 67,688
- WB: Oecd Members 46,038
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 38,543
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 35,999
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 27,959
- MDG: Developed Regions 27,142
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 26,296
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 26,168
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 26,125
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 25,739
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 20,018
- SDG: Northern America 20,018
- WB: North America 20,018
- UNICEF: North America 20,015
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 19,588
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 19,161
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 17,948
About this data
February 2026 Data Release