Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
207
Highest
12,386
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
9
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
9,802
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 12,386 in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 9, and the mean is 605.77.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in East Timor (up 2,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … sub-Saharan Africa both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 12,386 | 2023 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 2 | Chad | 11,842 | 2023 | up 192.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10,785 | 2023 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 8,147 | 2023 | down 53.2% | falling |
| 5 | Gabon | 6,886 | 2023 | up 293.5% | volatile |
| 6 | Congo | 5,157 | 2023 | down 20.6% | falling |
| 7 | Cameroon | 4,143 | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 8 | Niger | 3,576 | 2023 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 9 | Benin | 3,332 | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 10 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,943 | 2023 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 11 | Comoros | 2,540 | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 12 | Namibia | 2,515 | 2023 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 13 | Togo | 2,488 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 14 | Guinea | 2,469 | 2023 | up 102.0% | rising |
| 15 | Eswatini | 2,447 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 2,364 | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 2,192 | 2023 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 18 | Lesotho | 2,186 | 2023 | down 18.6% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 2,140 | 2023 | up 704.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Rwanda | 1,779 | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 21 | India | 1,693 | 2023 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Uganda | 1,589 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 23 | Kenya | 1,571 | 2023 | up 13.1% | volatile |
| 24 | South Sudan | 1,537 | 2023 | up 586.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Zambia | 1,459 | 2023 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 26 | Tanzania | 1,456 | 2023 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 27 | Angola | 1,443 | 2023 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 28 | Morocco | 1,347 | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 29 | Ghana | 1,317 | 2023 | down 27.9% | rising |
| 30 | Central African Republic | 1,279 | 2023 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 31 | Burundi | 1,255 | 2023 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 32 | Djibouti | 1,238 | 2023 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 33 | Malawi | 1,223 | 2023 | down 40.8% | flat |
| 34 | South Africa | 1,216 | 2023 | up 211.8% | volatile |
| 35 | Botswana | 1,029 | 2023 | down 47.4% | volatile |
| 36 | Guinea-Bissau | 834 | 2023 | up 26.7% | flat |
| 37 | Sudan | 825 | 2023 | up 60.8% | rising |
| 38 | Somalia | 757 | 2023 | up 154.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Liberia | 751 | 2023 | up 216.9% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritius | 657 | 2023 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 41 | Germany | 625 | 2023 | down 27.2% | rising |
| 42 | France | 589 | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 42 | Madagascar | 589 | 2023 | up 102.4% | rising |
| 44 | United States | 582 | 2023 | down 62.7% | rising |
| 45 | Mozambique | 579 | 2023 | up 27.8% | falling |
| 46 | Ethiopia | 483 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Equatorial Guinea | 435 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 48 | Senegal | 397 | 2023 | up 57.5% | rising |
| 49 | Gambia | 288 | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 50 | Sierra Leone | 281 | 2023 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 51 | United Kingdom | 264 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 52 | China | 246 | 2023 | down 34.6% | rising |
| 53 | Tunisia | 198 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 54 | Cape Verde | 188 | 2023 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 55 | Brazil | 168 | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 157 | 2023 | down 18.7% | volatile |
| 57 | South Korea | 146 | 2023 | down 35.1% | rising |
| 58 | Pakistan | 144 | 2023 | up 73.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Lebanon | 125 | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 60 | Seychelles | 111 | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 61 | Canada | 94 | 2023 | down 45.0% | rising |
| 62 | Turkey | 92 | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Portugal | 90 | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 64 | Eritrea | 89 | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 65 | Libya | 83 | 2023 | up 1,283.3% | volatile |
| 66 | Italy | 78 | 2023 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 67 | Belgium | 75 | 2023 | down 24.2% | rising |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 74 | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 69 | Norway | 72 | 2023 | down 62.1% | volatile |
| 70 | Egypt | 66 | 2023 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Algeria | 65 | 2023 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 71 | Sweden | 65 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 73 | Switzerland | 62 | 2023 | up 31.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Afghanistan | 59 | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 75 | Iran | 58 | 2023 | down 36.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 51 | 2023 | down 21.5% | volatile |
| 77 | Spain | 46 | 2023 | up 43.8% | rising |
| 78 | Japan | 41 | 2023 | up 86.4% | volatile |
| 79 | North Korea | 39 | 2023 | up 105.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 34 | 2023 | up 25.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Austria | 32 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Sri Lanka | 31 | 2023 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Philippines | 31 | 2023 | up 210.0% | rising |
| 84 | Finland | 30 | 2023 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 85 | Australia | 26 | 2023 | down 29.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Haiti | 26 | 2023 | down 75.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Israel | 24 | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 87 | East Timor | 24 | 2023 | up 2,300.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Ireland | 23 | 2023 | down 42.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Cuba | 20 | 2023 | up 5.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Denmark | 20 | 2023 | down 33.3% | rising |
| 90 | Jordan | 20 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Russia | 19 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 94 | United Arab Emirates | 18 | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Mexico | 16 | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Palestine | 15 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Yemen | 14 | 2023 | up 366.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Greece | 13 | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Macao | 13 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Thailand | 12 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Colombia | 11 | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Indonesia | 11 | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Iraq | 11 | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Nepal | 9 | 2023 | down 59.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Ukraine | 9 | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Chile | 7 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Jamaica | 7 | 2023 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Montenegro | 7 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Poland | 7 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 6 | 2023 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 110 | Maldives | 6 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Malaysia | 6 | 2023 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Oman | 6 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Peru | 6 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 110 | Qatar | 6 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Argentina | 5 | 2023 | down 72.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Belarus | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Ecuador | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Myanmar | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Serbia | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Guyana | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Hungary | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Kuwait | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | New Zealand | 4 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Singapore | 4 | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Slovakia | 4 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 121 | Tajikistan | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Vietnam | 4 | 2023 | down 60.0% | rising |
| 130 | Armenia | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Bolivia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Czechia | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Hong Kong | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Croatia | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Monaco | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Paraguay | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Romania | 3 | 2023 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Albania | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Georgia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Cambodia | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Moldova | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Mongolia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Slovenia | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 138 | Tonga | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 138 | Uruguay | 2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Venezuela | 2 | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 150 | Andorra | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Bahrain | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Brunei | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Costa Rica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Estonia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Fiji | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Gibraltar | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Grenada | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Honduras | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Suriname | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 150 | Syria | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Tokelau | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Bahamas | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Bhutan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Curacao | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Cyprus | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Guatemala | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Kiribati | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Laos | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Latvia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Panama | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 125,394
- UIS: World 125,394
- MDG: World 125,393
- WB: World 125,393
- UNICEF: World 125,372
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 122,334
- MDG: Developing Regions 122,294
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 122,047
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 121,978
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 119,026
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 119,026
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 119,026
- UNICEF: Africa 119,026
- MDG: Sub-saharan Africa 117,267
- UNICEF: Sub-saharan Africa 117,267
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 116,442
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa 116,029
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (ida & Ibrd) 116,029
- WB: Sub-saharan Africa (excluding High Income) 115,918
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 115,127
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 113,064
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 105,278
- WB: Ida Total 103,365
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 103,180
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 100,893
- WB: Pre-demographic Dividend 82,849
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 74,480
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa 74,308
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 73,369
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 71,348
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 71,219
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 71,130
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 70,900
- WB: Ida Only 69,153
- GPE: Region 2 68,440
- SDG: Least Developed Countries 66,310
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 66,310
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 66,119
- WB: Africa Western and Central 63,449
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 63,162
About this data
February 2026 Data Release