Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, male (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
363,805
India
Lowest
3
Nauru
Median
1,938
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
15,563
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North America and Western Europe, male (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 363,805 in India; the lowest is 3 in Nauru.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,938, and the mean is 8,309.
Over the past decade 156 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Guinea-Bissau (up 2,696.2%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 90.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … male North Western Europe: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 363,805 | 2023 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 257,565 | 2023 | up 24.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Nigeria | 57,426 | 2023 | up 184.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 50,892 | 2023 | up 2.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Pakistan | 48,147 | 2023 | up 188.5% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 45,507 | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 7 | Italy | 35,301 | 2023 | up 56.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Bangladesh | 32,504 | 2023 | up 195.8% | volatile |
| 9 | Morocco | 30,761 | 2023 | up 46.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran | 29,596 | 2023 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 25,206 | 2023 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Brazil | 24,087 | 2023 | up 73.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Turkey | 23,723 | 2023 | up 39.5% | volatile |
| 14 | United States | 23,136 | 2023 | up 37.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Vietnam | 21,420 | 2023 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Canada | 19,797 | 2023 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 19,717 | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 18,558 | 2023 | down 56.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Nepal | 18,469 | 2023 | up 76.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Mexico | 16,873 | 2023 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Egypt | 16,032 | 2023 | up 165.8% | volatile |
| 22 | Colombia | 15,683 | 2023 | up 58.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Hong Kong | 15,674 | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 24 | United Kingdom | 15,238 | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Algeria | 15,107 | 2023 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Syria | 15,059 | 2023 | up 293.6% | volatile |
| 27 | Cameroon | 13,578 | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Greece | 13,386 | 2023 | down 2.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Tunisia | 12,746 | 2023 | up 53.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Lebanon | 11,601 | 2023 | up 129.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Russia | 11,525 | 2023 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Austria | 11,318 | 2023 | up 49.1% | volatile |
| 33 | Ghana | 11,057 | 2023 | up 122.6% | volatile |
| 34 | Cyprus | 10,876 | 2023 | down 9.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Malaysia | 10,557 | 2023 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Indonesia | 10,190 | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Japan | 9,980 | 2023 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Senegal | 9,487 | 2023 | up 58.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Switzerland | 8,638 | 2023 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Kuwait | 8,614 | 2023 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 41 | Romania | 8,169 | 2023 | down 22.4% | volatile |
| 42 | Ukraine | 7,931 | 2023 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Peru | 7,929 | 2023 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 44 | Belgium | 7,835 | 2023 | up 32.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Sri Lanka | 7,541 | 2023 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 46 | United Arab Emirates | 7,326 | 2023 | up 87.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Poland | 7,274 | 2023 | up 11.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Ecuador | 7,199 | 2023 | up 86.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Netherlands | 7,029 | 2023 | up 26.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Cote d'Ivoire | 6,872 | 2023 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 6,588 | 2023 | down 30.8% | volatile |
| 52 | Philippines | 6,544 | 2023 | up 196.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Chile | 6,379 | 2023 | up 65.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Portugal | 6,359 | 2023 | up 45.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Thailand | 6,138 | 2023 | down 12.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 6,009 | 2023 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Singapore | 5,876 | 2023 | up 4.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Ireland | 5,661 | 2023 | down 10.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | 5,644 | 2023 | up 53.3% | volatile |
| 60 | Kenya | 5,200 | 2023 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Hungary | 4,874 | 2023 | up 53.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Venezuela | 4,754 | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Australia | 4,588 | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 4,474 | 2023 | up 2,696.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Albania | 4,458 | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 66 | Argentina | 4,442 | 2023 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Sweden | 4,366 | 2023 | down 29.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Ethiopia | 4,179 | 2023 | up 27.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 4,142 | 2023 | up 173.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Norway | 4,118 | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 71 | South Africa | 4,010 | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Israel | 3,906 | 2023 | down 16.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Benin | 3,776 | 2023 | up 115.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Angola | 3,665 | 2023 | up 89.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Congo | 3,357 | 2023 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Togo | 3,323 | 2023 | up 106.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 3,285 | 2023 | up 33.9% | volatile |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 3,207 | 2023 | up 98.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Uzbekistan | 3,156 | 2023 | up 222.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Guinea | 3,111 | 2023 | up 4.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Oman | 3,015 | 2023 | up 81.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Haiti | 2,921 | 2023 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Czechia | 2,818 | 2023 | up 28.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Cape Verde | 2,713 | 2023 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Afghanistan | 2,550 | 2023 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Qatar | 2,526 | 2023 | up 38.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Iraq | 2,481 | 2023 | down 27.8% | volatile |
| 88 | Slovakia | 2,401 | 2023 | up 7.1% | volatile |
| 89 | Myanmar | 2,369 | 2023 | up 241.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Gabon | 2,317 | 2023 | up 9.2% | volatile |
| 91 | Palestine | 2,314 | 2023 | up 79.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 2,279 | 2023 | up 39.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Lithuania | 2,279 | 2023 | down 41.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Chad | 2,257 | 2023 | up 369.2% | volatile |
| 95 | Serbia | 2,204 | 2023 | down 18.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Zimbabwe | 2,167 | 2023 | up 45.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Jamaica | 2,090 | 2023 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 98 | Denmark | 2,086 | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Mali | 2,073 | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 100 | Madagascar | 2,045 | 2023 | up 29.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Honduras | 2,043 | 2023 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Croatia | 2,043 | 2023 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Finland | 2,028 | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritius | 1,997 | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 105 | Rwanda | 1,960 | 2023 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 1,917 | 2023 | up 3.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Bahamas | 1,895 | 2023 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Uganda | 1,888 | 2023 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Bolivia | 1,878 | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,853 | 2023 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Panama | 1,776 | 2023 | up 92.6% | volatile |
| 112 | Georgia | 1,680 | 2023 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 113 | Costa Rica | 1,628 | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 114 | Mozambique | 1,560 | 2023 | up 247.4% | volatile |
| 115 | New Zealand | 1,537 | 2023 | up 25.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Cambodia | 1,503 | 2023 | up 110.8% | volatile |
| 117 | El Salvador | 1,493 | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Tanzania | 1,486 | 2023 | down 6.8% | volatile |
| 119 | Libya | 1,463 | 2023 | down 44.8% | volatile |
| 120 | Guatemala | 1,431 | 2023 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Latvia | 1,399 | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Sudan | 1,289 | 2023 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Yemen | 1,280 | 2023 | up 23.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Niger | 1,206 | 2023 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Bahrain | 1,162 | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,149 | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Cuba | 1,143 | 2023 | up 77.8% | volatile |
| 128 | Mongolia | 1,058 | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 129 | Iceland | 960 | 2023 | down 14.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Burundi | 953 | 2023 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 131 | Slovenia | 949 | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Moldova | 938 | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Comoros | 922 | 2023 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Estonia | 902 | 2023 | down 25.8% | volatile |
| 135 | Armenia | 874 | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 136 | Mauritania | 862 | 2023 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Belarus | 857 | 2023 | up 1.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Kyrgyzstan | 840 | 2023 | up 174.5% | volatile |
| 139 | Zambia | 768 | 2023 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 140 | North Macedonia | 757 | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Paraguay | 741 | 2023 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 142 | Andorra | 722 | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Uruguay | 715 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Nicaragua | 659 | 2023 | up 65.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Macao | 636 | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Gambia | 630 | 2023 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 147 | Liechtenstein | 583 | 2023 | up 18.0% | volatile |
| 148 | Sao Tome and Principe | 564 | 2023 | up 317.8% | volatile |
| 149 | Malawi | 515 | 2023 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Bermuda | 473 | 2023 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Botswana | 470 | 2023 | down 32.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Guyana | 463 | 2023 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 153 | Malta | 459 | 2023 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Gibraltar | 456 | 2023 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 155 | Sierra Leone | 414 | 2023 | up 63.6% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 413 | 2023 | down 33.8% | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 405 | 2023 | down 56.6% | volatile |
| 157 | Central African Republic | 405 | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 390 | 2023 | up 17.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Equatorial Guinea | 362 | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 359 | 2023 | up 93.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | 356 | 2023 | up 102.3% | volatile |
| 163 | Barbados | 351 | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 164 | Suriname | 343 | 2023 | up 4.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Namibia | 338 | 2023 | up 128.4% | volatile |
| 166 | Cayman Islands | 337 | 2023 | up 51.1% | volatile |
| 166 | Eritrea | 337 | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Liberia | 326 | 2023 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Montenegro | 321 | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 170 | Belize | 302 | 2023 | up 1.3% | volatile |
| 171 | Somalia | 293 | 2023 | up 69.4% | volatile |
| 172 | East Timor | 281 | 2023 | up 68.3% | volatile |
| 173 | San Marino | 251 | 2023 | down 61.5% | volatile |
| 174 | Laos | 233 | 2023 | up 99.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Bhutan | 232 | 2023 | up 64.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Monaco | 224 | 2023 | up 46.4% | volatile |
| 177 | Eswatini | 189 | 2023 | up 21.9% | volatile |
| 178 | South Sudan | 183 | 2023 | up 1,307.7% | volatile |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 178 | 2023 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 180 | Fiji | 153 | 2023 | up 39.1% | volatile |
| 181 | Antigua and Barbuda | 148 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 181 | Grenada | 148 | 2023 | down 20.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Maldives | 147 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 184 | North Korea | 143 | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 185 | Saint Lucia | 134 | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 186 | Tonga | 123 | 2023 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Puerto Rico | 121 | 2023 | up 384.0% | volatile |
| 188 | British Virgin Islands | 118 | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 115 | 2023 | up 1,816.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Seychelles | 113 | 2023 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 191 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 103 | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 192 | Papua New Guinea | 101 | 2023 | up 53.0% | volatile |
| 193 | Samoa | 70 | 2023 | up 27.3% | volatile |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 68 | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 195 | Lesotho | 62 | 2023 | up 63.2% | volatile |
| 196 | Curacao | 54 | 2023 | up 1,250.0% | volatile |
| 197 | Aruba | 51 | 2023 | down 37.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Kiribati | 42 | 2023 | up 2.4% | volatile |
| 199 | Micronesia (country) | 40 | 2023 | down 48.1% | volatile |
| 200 | Anguilla | 31 | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 201 | Solomon Islands | 19 | 2023 | up 35.7% | volatile |
| 202 | Marshall Islands | 18 | 2023 | down 45.5% | volatile |
| 202 | Palau | 18 | 2023 | down 28.0% | volatile |
| 204 | Vanuatu | 13 | 2023 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 205 | Montserrat | 12 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 205 | Niue | 12 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 207 | Tuvalu | 7 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 208 | Tokelau | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 209 | Cook Islands | 4 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 210 | Nauru | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 1.74 million
- UIS: World 1.74 million
- WB: World 1.74 million
- MDG: World 1.74 million
- UNICEF: World 1.73 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 1.38 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 1.35 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 1.31 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 1.28 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 1.22 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 1.01 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 934,552
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 893,549
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 767,652
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 719,545
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 709,017
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 526,713
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 511,019
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 505,907
- AIMS: South and West Asia 502,990
- MDG: Southern Asia 502,990
- SDG: Southern Asia 502,990
- UIS: South and West Asia 502,990
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 485,400
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 479,338
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 473,394
- UNICEF: South Asia 473,394
- WB: South Asia 422,697
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 422,697
- WB: Oecd Members 421,782
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 414,460
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 394,922
- MDG: Developed Regions 393,527
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 382,509
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 381,472
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 381,472
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 378,552
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 375,778
- AIMS: East Asia 374,720
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 369,221
About this data
February 2026 Data Release