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, Federated States of (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North: 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 | Republic of Korea | 37,906 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 8 | United States of America | 35,631 | 2023 | up 60.4% | rising |
| 9 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 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 | Russian Federation | 24,204 | 2023 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 13 | Viet Nam | 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 | Türkiye | 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 14,438 | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 25 | Hong Kong, China | 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 | Syrian Arab Republic | 5,752 | 2023 | up 347.3% | volatile |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 5,649 | 2023 | up 77.0% | rising |
| 62 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 5,579 | 2023 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 63 | Côte 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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, Plurinational State of | 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 | Republic of 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, United Republic of | 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, State of | 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 | Macau, China | 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 Darussalam | 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 | Timor-Leste | 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 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | Curaçao | 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 | 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 | Naoero | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 209 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release