Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
189
Highest
6,796
Afghanistan
Lowest
0
Anguilla
Median
8
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 189 countries. The highest value is 6,796 in Afghanistan; the lowest is 0 in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 8, and the mean is 146.17.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 55 fell. The largest increase was in Albania (up 4,350.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 6,796 | 2023 | up 142.5% | rising |
| 2 | Nepal | 3,779 | 2023 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 3 | United States | 1,683 | 2023 | up 250.6% | rising |
| 4 | Iraq | 1,662 | 2023 | up 177.0% | rising |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 1,143 | 2023 | up 221.1% | rising |
| 6 | India | 1,018 | 2023 | up 160.4% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 918 | 2023 | up 175.7% | rising |
| 8 | Bhutan | 813 | 2023 | down 24.5% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 607 | 2023 | up 315.8% | rising |
| 10 | Tanzania | 601 | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 11 | Sri Lanka | 560 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 12 | Nigeria | 437 | 2023 | up 128.8% | rising |
| 13 | Zimbabwe | 423 | 2023 | up 1,739.1% | volatile |
| 14 | Syria | 402 | 2023 | up 548.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Qatar | 362 | 2023 | up 376.3% | volatile |
| 16 | China | 341 | 2023 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 317 | 2023 | up 277.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | 296 | 2023 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 19 | Oman | 242 | 2023 | up 206.3% | rising |
| 20 | Pakistan | 234 | 2023 | up 397.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Iran | 217 | 2023 | down 78.4% | falling |
| 22 | Lebanon | 214 | 2023 | up 529.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Zambia | 198 | 2023 | up 241.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Kuwait | 192 | 2023 | up 291.8% | rising |
| 25 | Maldives | 188 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 26 | Malawi | 174 | 2023 | up 2,800.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Canada | 169 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 28 | Bahrain | 166 | 2023 | up 130.6% | rising |
| 29 | Singapore | 162 | 2023 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 30 | Yemen | 148 | 2023 | up 124.2% | rising |
| 31 | Ethiopia | 143 | 2023 | up 320.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Sudan | 143 | 2023 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 33 | Tajikistan | 138 | 2023 | up 626.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | 129 | 2023 | up 330.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Lesotho | 128 | 2023 | up 3,100.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Vietnam | 126 | 2023 | up 173.9% | rising |
| 37 | Indonesia | 121 | 2023 | up 142.0% | rising |
| 38 | South Sudan | 110 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 39 | Kenya | 105 | 2023 | down 31.8% | falling |
| 40 | Myanmar | 103 | 2023 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 41 | Albania | 89 | 2023 | up 4,350.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 81 | 2023 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 43 | South Korea | 77 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 44 | Azerbaijan | 76 | 2023 | up 375.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Mauritius | 73 | 2023 | down 56.8% | falling |
| 46 | Malaysia | 70 | 2023 | down 94.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Ghana | 69 | 2023 | up 430.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Liberia | 66 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Mozambique | 63 | 2023 | up 231.6% | rising |
| 50 | South Africa | 59 | 2023 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 51 | Rwanda | 58 | 2023 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Botswana | 51 | 2023 | up 325.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Namibia | 51 | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 54 | Cameroon | 46 | 2023 | up 228.6% | rising |
| 54 | Japan | 46 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 56 | Congo | 43 | 2023 | down 67.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Somalia | 42 | 2023 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Gambia | 41 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 58 | Turkey | 41 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 60 | Russia | 39 | 2023 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 61 | Switzerland | 34 | 2023 | up 385.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Libya | 30 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Germany | 28 | 2023 | down 31.7% | flat |
| 63 | Egypt | 28 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Philippines | 28 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 66 | France | 27 | 2023 | down 57.8% | falling |
| 67 | Angola | 26 | 2023 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 68 | United Kingdom | 24 | 2023 | down 68.0% | rising |
| 69 | Mali | 22 | 2023 | up 633.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Mexico | 21 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Madagascar | 20 | 2023 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Guinea | 18 | 2023 | up 1,700.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Mongolia | 18 | 2023 | down 64.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Palestine | 18 | 2023 | up 157.1% | rising |
| 75 | Comoros | 16 | 2023 | up 433.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Djibouti | 16 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 75 | Norway | 16 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 75 | North Korea | 16 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Uzbekistan | 16 | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 15 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 81 | Burundi | 14 | 2023 | down 78.5% | falling |
| 81 | Netherlands | 14 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 83 | New Zealand | 12 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 84 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 11 | 2023 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 84 | Ireland | 11 | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 84 | Seychelles | 11 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 87 | Belgium | 10 | 2023 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 10 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Brazil | 9 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Italy | 9 | 2023 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Laos | 9 | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Portugal | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Eswatini | 9 | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Jordan | 8 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Togo | 8 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Sierra Leone | 7 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Central African Republic | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Hong Kong | 6 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 97 | Sweden | 6 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 97 | Ukraine | 6 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Cuba | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 102 | Chad | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Armenia | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Austria | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Algeria | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Guinea-Bissau | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Guyana | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Morocco | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Peru | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Poland | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 104 | Tunisia | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Czechia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Spain | 3 | 2023 | down 81.2% | falling |
| 113 | Gabon | 3 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Cambodia | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | falling |
| 113 | Romania | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 113 | Senegal | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Slovenia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Argentina | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Belarus | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Colombia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | Denmark | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Fiji | 2 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Croatia | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Kyrgyzstan | 2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 120 | East Timor | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 120 | British Virgin Islands | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Benin | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Bahamas | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Brunei | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Ecuador | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Finland | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Equatorial Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Greece | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Grenada | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Hungary | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Jamaica | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 131 | Malta | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Niger | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Panama | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Suriname | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 131 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Bulgaria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Bolivia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Chile | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 152 | Cyprus | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Honduras | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Israel | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Lithuania | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Macao | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Moldova | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritania | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Serbia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Slovakia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Tonga | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Venezuela | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Anguilla | 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.
- MDG: World 27,627
- SDG: World 27,627
- UIS: World 27,627
- WB: World 27,627
- UNICEF: World 27,618
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 24,888
- MDG: Developing Regions 24,754
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 22,203
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 22,190
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 17,536
- WB: Ida Total 17,264
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 17,037
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 16,871
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 16,529
- WB: Ida Only 15,942
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 14,823
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 14,564
- AIMS: South and West Asia 14,523
- MDG: Southern Asia 14,523
- SDG: Southern Asia 14,523
- UIS: South and West Asia 14,523
- GPE: Region 3 14,335
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 14,306
- UNICEF: South Asia 14,306
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 13,812
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 13,794
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 13,794
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 13,505
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 13,288
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 13,228
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 13,013
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 12,208
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 11,795
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 11,610
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 10,922
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 10,904
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 10,783
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 10,217
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 10,189
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 9,921
About this data
February 2026 Data Release