Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
192
Highest
5,988
Zimbabwe
Lowest
0
Anguilla
Median
6
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 192 countries. The highest value is 5,988 in Zimbabwe; the lowest is 0 in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 6, and the mean is 273.47.
Over the past decade 70 countries rose and 68 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 1,322.5%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 5,988 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 2 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 3,853 | 2023 | up 162.1% | rising |
| 3 | Gabon | 3,725 | 2023 | up 397.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3,401 | 2023 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 5 | Chad | 3,207 | 2023 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 6 | Congo | 2,279 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 7 | Cameroon | 1,969 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 8 | Benin | 1,462 | 2023 | up 100.5% | rising |
| 9 | Namibia | 1,433 | 2023 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 10 | Lesotho | 1,231 | 2023 | down 19.7% | falling |
| 11 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,229 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 12 | Eswatini | 1,171 | 2023 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 13 | Burkina Faso | 1,040 | 2023 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 14 | Comoros | 1,018 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 15 | Togo | 1,013 | 2023 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 16 | Guinea | 957 | 2023 | up 158.0% | rising |
| 17 | Mali | 868 | 2023 | up 69.9% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 854 | 2023 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 19 | Kenya | 837 | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 20 | India | 788 | 2023 | up 154.2% | rising |
| 21 | Morocco | 738 | 2023 | up 163.6% | rising |
| 22 | South Sudan | 697 | 2023 | up 1,322.5% | volatile |
| 23 | Niger | 682 | 2023 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 643 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 25 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 627 | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 622 | 2023 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 27 | Angola | 583 | 2023 | down 52.7% | falling |
| 28 | Malawi | 576 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 29 | Mauritania | 569 | 2023 | up 1,193.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Botswana | 544 | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 31 | Central African Republic | 534 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 32 | Liberia | 529 | 2023 | up 713.8% | volatile |
| 33 | Burundi | 527 | 2023 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 34 | Sudan | 427 | 2023 | up 134.6% | rising |
| 35 | Djibouti | 416 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 36 | Ghana | 384 | 2023 | down 32.2% | rising |
| 37 | Mauritius | 383 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 38 | United States of America | 323 | 2023 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 311 | 2023 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 40 | France | 307 | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 41 | Madagascar | 266 | 2023 | up 160.8% | rising |
| 42 | Guinea-Bissau | 263 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 233 | 2023 | up 16.5% | flat |
| 44 | Mozambique | 222 | 2023 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 45 | Somalia | 194 | 2023 | up 234.5% | rising |
| 46 | Equatorial Guinea | 161 | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 47 | Ethiopia | 151 | 2023 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 48 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 145 | 2023 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 49 | Gambia | 141 | 2023 | up 110.4% | rising |
| 49 | Senegal | 141 | 2023 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 51 | Sierra Leone | 131 | 2023 | up 244.7% | rising |
| 52 | China | 122 | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 53 | Cape Verde | 120 | 2023 | up 328.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Brazil | 100 | 2023 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 55 | Tunisia | 98 | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 56 | Netherlands | 90 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 57 | Pakistan | 80 | 2023 | up 300.0% | rising |
| 58 | Republic of Korea | 65 | 2023 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 59 | Lebanon | 58 | 2023 | up 23.4% | falling |
| 60 | Canada | 54 | 2023 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 61 | Italy | 49 | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 62 | Belgium | 48 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 63 | Portugal | 47 | 2023 | up 9.3% | falling |
| 64 | Norway | 45 | 2023 | down 63.7% | falling |
| 65 | Seychelles | 43 | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 66 | Sweden | 39 | 2023 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 67 | Türkiye | 36 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 68 | Algeria | 33 | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 69 | Egypt | 32 | 2023 | up 357.1% | rising |
| 70 | Afghanistan | 30 | 2023 | down 28.6% | rising |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 29 | 2023 | down 32.6% | falling |
| 72 | Bangladesh | 27 | 2023 | up 68.8% | rising |
| 73 | Libya | 25 | 2023 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Switzerland | 22 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Spain | 22 | 2023 | up 69.2% | rising |
| 74 | Japan | 22 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 77 | Eritrea | 21 | 2023 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 78 | Austria | 20 | 2023 | up 53.8% | falling |
| 78 | Sao Tome and Principe | 20 | 2023 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 80 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 19 | 2023 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 81 | Finland | 18 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 82 | Philippines | 17 | 2023 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 15 | 2023 | up 87.5% | rising |
| 84 | Australia | 11 | 2023 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 84 | Denmark | 11 | 2023 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 84 | Ireland | 11 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 87 | Cuba | 9 | 2023 | down 10.0% | flat |
| 87 | Haiti | 9 | 2023 | down 50.0% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 9 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 87 | Mexico | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | rising |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 9 | 2023 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 8 | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 92 | Russian Federation | 8 | 2023 | down 63.6% | falling |
| 92 | Timor-Leste | 8 | 2023 | up 700.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Colombia | 7 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Thailand | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 96 | Ukraine | 6 | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 98 | Poland | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Palestine, State of | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Greece | 4 | 2023 | down 42.9% | falling |
| 100 | Indonesia | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | falling |
| 100 | Jamaica | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Jordan | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 100 | Macau, China | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Montenegro | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Malaysia | 4 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Oman | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Peru | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Serbia | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 100 | Yemen | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Argentina | 3 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Armenia | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 3 | 2023 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 111 | Iraq | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 111 | Monaco | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Myanmar | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Qatar | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Albania | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Azerbaijan | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Belarus | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 119 | Chile | 2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 119 | Ecuador | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Georgia | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Maldives | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 119 | New Zealand | 2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | falling |
| 119 | Paraguay | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 119 | Romania | 2 | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 119 | Singapore | 2 | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Slovakia | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Uruguay | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Bulgaria | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | falling |
| 132 | Bahrain | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Grenada | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Hong Kong, China | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Croatia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Cambodia | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Kuwait | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Lithuania | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 132 | Nepal | 1 | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Puerto Rico | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Slovenia | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 132 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Viet Nam | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 154 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Bahamas | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Bhutan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Cyprus | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Czechia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Estonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Fiji | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Guatemala | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Iceland | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Latvia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Republic of Moldova | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Mongolia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Panama | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Suriname | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 154 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 154 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 52,506
- SDG: World 52,506
- UIS: World 52,506
- WB: World 52,506
- UNICEF: World 52,499
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 50,874
- MDG: Developing Regions 50,851
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 50,753
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 50,727
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 49,311
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 49,311
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 49,311
About this data
February 2026 Data Release