Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
322,487
China
Lowest
0
Tuvalu
Median
1,702
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 322,487 in China; the lowest is 0 in Tuvalu.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,702, and the mean is 8,132.
Over the past decade 164 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 5,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Micronesia (country) (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile … female North Western Europe: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 322,487 | 2023 | up 50.5% | rising |
| 2 | India | 243,408 | 2023 | up 554.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Germany | 59,596 | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 4 | France | 57,658 | 2023 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 5 | Nigeria | 52,238 | 2023 | up 388.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Italy | 39,555 | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 7 | South Korea | 37,906 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 8 | United States | 35,631 | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iran | 30,503 | 2023 | up 141.1% | rising |
| 10 | Brazil | 30,248 | 2023 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 11 | Morocco | 26,865 | 2023 | up 92.6% | rising |
| 12 | Russia | 24,204 | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 13 | Vietnam | 24,126 | 2023 | up 65.9% | rising |
| 14 | Canada | 23,682 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 22,913 | 2023 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 16 | Turkey | 22,889 | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 17 | Mexico | 16,828 | 2023 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 18 | Pakistan | 16,745 | 2023 | up 338.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Algeria | 16,648 | 2023 | up 103.6% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 16,413 | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 15,738 | 2023 | up 39.9% | rising |
| 22 | Greece | 15,286 | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 23 | Bangladesh | 14,486 | 2023 | up 503.6% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 14,438 | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 25 | Hong Kong | 14,135 | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 26 | Romania | 13,950 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 27 | Austria | 13,789 | 2023 | up 100.6% | rising |
| 28 | Poland | 13,473 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 29 | Japan | 12,897 | 2023 | down 15.1% | falling |
| 30 | Philippines | 12,435 | 2023 | up 271.7% | rising |
| 31 | Nepal | 11,907 | 2023 | up 265.2% | rising |
| 32 | Cyprus | 11,847 | 2023 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 33 | Malaysia | 11,228 | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 34 | Tunisia | 11,203 | 2023 | up 102.0% | rising |
| 35 | Cameroon | 11,168 | 2023 | up 59.4% | rising |
| 36 | Saudi Arabia | 11,104 | 2023 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 37 | Indonesia | 10,408 | 2023 | up 62.2% | rising |
| 38 | Switzerland | 9,864 | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 39 | Netherlands | 9,607 | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 40 | Peru | 9,337 | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 41 | Bulgaria | 9,271 | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 42 | Lebanon | 9,245 | 2023 | up 233.9% | rising |
| 43 | Belgium | 8,741 | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 44 | Ireland | 8,579 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 45 | Thailand | 8,164 | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 46 | Portugal | 7,901 | 2023 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 47 | Egypt | 7,887 | 2023 | up 178.3% | rising |
| 48 | Albania | 7,879 | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 49 | Sri Lanka | 7,403 | 2023 | up 212.4% | rising |
| 50 | Ecuador | 7,320 | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 51 | Luxembourg | 7,208 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 6,447 | 2023 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 53 | Singapore | 6,331 | 2023 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 54 | Senegal | 6,294 | 2023 | up 79.8% | rising |
| 55 | Hungary | 6,188 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 56 | United Arab Emirates | 6,047 | 2023 | up 190.7% | rising |
| 57 | Kenya | 5,988 | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 5,855 | 2023 | up 173.9% | rising |
| 59 | Sweden | 5,783 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 60 | Syria | 5,752 | 2023 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 5,649 | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela | 5,579 | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5,419 | 2023 | up 151.5% | rising |
| 64 | Kuwait | 5,274 | 2023 | up 122.1% | rising |
| 65 | Chile | 5,071 | 2023 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 66 | Argentina | 4,828 | 2023 | up 67.4% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 4,504 | 2023 | up 146.0% | rising |
| 68 | Australia | 4,195 | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 4,183 | 2023 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 70 | Czechia | 4,009 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 3,934 | 2023 | up 163.7% | rising |
| 72 | Slovakia | 3,507 | 2023 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 73 | Lithuania | 3,429 | 2023 | down 44.2% | falling |
| 74 | Serbia | 3,419 | 2023 | up 11.3% | flat |
| 75 | Jordan | 3,218 | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 76 | Israel | 3,210 | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 77 | Croatia | 3,134 | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 78 | Angola | 3,050 | 2023 | up 135.2% | rising |
| 79 | Georgia | 2,879 | 2023 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 80 | Madagascar | 2,778 | 2023 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 81 | Denmark | 2,683 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 82 | Gabon | 2,624 | 2023 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 83 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 2,586 | 2023 | up 260.2% | rising |
| 84 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,575 | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 2,568 | 2023 | up 157.3% | rising |
| 86 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,551 | 2023 | up 3,011.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Jamaica | 2,523 | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 2,515 | 2023 | up 85.5% | rising |
| 89 | Congo | 2,478 | 2023 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 90 | Myanmar | 2,405 | 2023 | up 469.9% | rising |
| 91 | Dominican Republic | 2,402 | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 92 | Haiti | 2,272 | 2023 | up 130.9% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 2,263 | 2023 | up 190.9% | rising |
| 94 | Belarus | 2,228 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 95 | Benin | 2,212 | 2023 | up 170.4% | rising |
| 96 | Latvia | 2,080 | 2023 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 97 | Honduras | 2,065 | 2023 | up 113.5% | rising |
| 98 | Bolivia | 2,041 | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 99 | Mauritius | 2,037 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 100 | Ethiopia | 1,961 | 2023 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 101 | Togo | 1,874 | 2023 | up 178.5% | rising |
| 102 | Mongolia | 1,863 | 2023 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 103 | Moldova | 1,861 | 2023 | down 44.0% | falling |
| 104 | Bahamas | 1,848 | 2023 | up 119.0% | rising |
| 105 | Panama | 1,794 | 2023 | up 136.7% | rising |
| 106 | Estonia | 1,611 | 2023 | down 32.2% | falling |
| 106 | Uganda | 1,611 | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 108 | Costa Rica | 1,532 | 2023 | up 109.0% | rising |
| 109 | Mozambique | 1,530 | 2023 | up 410.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,528 | 2023 | up 81.5% | rising |
| 111 | Slovenia | 1,506 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 112 | Armenia | 1,493 | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 113 | New Zealand | 1,477 | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 114 | Cuba | 1,467 | 2023 | up 100.4% | rising |
| 115 | Uzbekistan | 1,450 | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 116 | El Salvador | 1,432 | 2023 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,372 | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | 1,339 | 2023 | up 91.6% | rising |
| 119 | Rwanda | 1,290 | 2023 | up 78.4% | rising |
| 120 | Qatar | 1,246 | 2023 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 121 | Iceland | 1,243 | 2023 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 122 | Mali | 1,239 | 2023 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 123 | Guatemala | 1,238 | 2023 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 124 | Tanzania | 1,209 | 2023 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 125 | Guinea | 1,206 | 2023 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 126 | Iraq | 1,194 | 2023 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 127 | Afghanistan | 1,119 | 2023 | up 195.3% | rising |
| 128 | North Macedonia | 1,054 | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 129 | Bahrain | 990 | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 130 | Paraguay | 978 | 2023 | up 81.1% | rising |
| 131 | Palestine | 912 | 2023 | up 145.8% | rising |
| 132 | Andorra | 884 | 2023 | up 48.6% | rising |
| 133 | Cambodia | 859 | 2023 | up 178.0% | rising |
| 134 | Uruguay | 858 | 2023 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 135 | Burundi | 840 | 2023 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 136 | Comoros | 829 | 2023 | up 55.0% | rising |
| 137 | Zambia | 719 | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 138 | Nicaragua | 717 | 2023 | up 99.2% | rising |
| 139 | Macao | 689 | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 140 | Sudan | 663 | 2023 | up 100.3% | rising |
| 141 | Libya | 638 | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 142 | Niger | 631 | 2023 | up 89.5% | rising |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | 587 | 2023 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 144 | Sao Tome and Principe | 572 | 2023 | up 336.6% | rising |
| 145 | Suriname | 538 | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 146 | Malta | 513 | 2023 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 147 | Botswana | 510 | 2023 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 148 | Brunei | 504 | 2023 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 149 | Gibraltar | 491 | 2023 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 150 | Chad | 488 | 2023 | up 219.0% | rising |
| 151 | Bermuda | 485 | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 151 | Barbados | 485 | 2023 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 153 | Montenegro | 448 | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 154 | Malawi | 393 | 2023 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 155 | Guyana | 384 | 2023 | up 125.9% | rising |
| 156 | Yemen | 377 | 2023 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 157 | Cayman Islands | 365 | 2023 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 158 | Namibia | 352 | 2023 | up 147.9% | rising |
| 159 | Mauritania | 334 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 160 | Bhutan | 316 | 2023 | up 409.7% | volatile |
| 161 | Gambia | 313 | 2023 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 162 | Djibouti | 298 | 2023 | down 20.1% | falling |
| 163 | East Timor | 295 | 2023 | up 198.0% | rising |
| 164 | Equatorial Guinea | 285 | 2023 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 165 | San Marino | 283 | 2023 | down 74.5% | falling |
| 166 | Dominica | 280 | 2023 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 167 | Turkmenistan | 261 | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 254 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 169 | Monaco | 240 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 170 | Belize | 233 | 2023 | up 51.3% | rising |
| 171 | Central African Republic | 230 | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 230 | 2023 | up 158.4% | volatile |
| 171 | Tajikistan | 230 | 2023 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 174 | Sierra Leone | 202 | 2023 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 175 | North Korea | 192 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 176 | Antigua and Barbuda | 186 | 2023 | up 73.8% | rising |
| 177 | Puerto Rico | 180 | 2023 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 178 | Liberia | 175 | 2023 | up 110.8% | rising |
| 178 | Eswatini | 175 | 2023 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 180 | Somalia | 159 | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 181 | Seychelles | 151 | 2023 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 182 | Laos | 146 | 2023 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 183 | British Virgin Islands | 127 | 2023 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 184 | Eritrea | 125 | 2023 | up 13.6% | flat |
| 185 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110 | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 186 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 108 | 2023 | up 47.9% | rising |
| 187 | Grenada | 103 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 188 | Fiji | 84 | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 189 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 75 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 190 | Tonga | 67 | 2023 | up 458.3% | volatile |
| 191 | Lesotho | 59 | 2023 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 57 | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 193 | Aruba | 53 | 2023 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 194 | South Sudan | 52 | 2023 | up 5,100.0% | volatile |
| 195 | Curacao | 36 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Anguilla | 32 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 197 | Samoa | 22 | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Vanuatu | 17 | 2023 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 199 | Marshall Islands | 14 | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Montserrat | 12 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 201 | Solomon Islands | 10 | 2023 | down 37.5% | flat |
| 201 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10 | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Niue | 10 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 204 | Kiribati | 8 | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 205 | Palau | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 206 | Cook Islands | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 206 | Tokelau | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Nauru | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Tuvalu | 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.
- SDG: World 1.71 million
- UIS: World 1.71 million
- WB: World 1.71 million
- MDG: World 1.71 million
- UNICEF: World 1.69 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 1.26 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 1.20 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 1.19 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 1.16 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 1.13 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 1.00 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 862,003
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 808,277
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 610,500
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 584,612
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 579,694
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 571,871
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 532,557
- WB: Oecd Members 513,008
- MDG: Developed Regions 512,969
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 507,226
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 503,377
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 485,506
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 479,834
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 473,324
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 473,028
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 471,179
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 471,179
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 470,034
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 470,012
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 467,070
- AIMS: East Asia 465,207
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 458,218
- SDG: Europe 420,036
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 412,348
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 407,679
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 395,412
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 394,887
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 394,702
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 390,169
About this data
February 2026 Data Release