Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
22,312
Syria
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
78.5
Years covered
27
1997–2023
Data points
5,780
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Arab States, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 22,312 in Syria; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.5, and the mean is 1,207.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 4,990.5%), and the largest decrease in Curacao (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Arab States both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 22,312 | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 2 | Yemen | 21,840 | 2023 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 3 | Palestine | 20,759 | 2023 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 13,644 | 2023 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 11,645 | 2023 | up 185.4% | rising |
| 6 | India | 11,215 | 2023 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 7 | Jordan | 10,140 | 2023 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 8 | Iraq | 9,264 | 2023 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 9 | Oman | 8,635 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 10 | Sudan | 7,442 | 2023 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 11 | Pakistan | 6,938 | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 12 | Kuwait | 6,665 | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 5,935 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 14 | Malaysia | 5,879 | 2023 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 15 | Nigeria | 4,538 | 2023 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 16 | Iran | 4,306 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 17 | Gabon | 3,874 | 2023 | up 790.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Mali | 3,581 | 2023 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 19 | Mauritania | 3,508 | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 2,993 | 2023 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 21 | Bangladesh | 2,730 | 2023 | up 91.7% | rising |
| 22 | Philippines | 2,563 | 2023 | up 108.0% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,368 | 2023 | up 236.4% | rising |
| 24 | Lebanon | 2,283 | 2023 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 25 | Senegal | 2,280 | 2023 | up 80.4% | rising |
| 26 | Niger | 2,122 | 2023 | up 145.6% | rising |
| 27 | Guinea | 2,064 | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 28 | Somalia | 2,004 | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 29 | Burkina Faso | 1,975 | 2023 | up 276.2% | rising |
| 30 | Libya | 1,926 | 2023 | up 150.1% | rising |
| 31 | United States | 1,829 | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 32 | Israel | 1,799 | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Afghanistan | 1,794 | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 34 | Bahrain | 1,764 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 35 | Chad | 1,659 | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 36 | Algeria | 1,629 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 37 | Canada | 1,451 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 38 | Cameroon | 1,348 | 2023 | up 64.4% | rising |
| 39 | Morocco | 1,306 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 40 | China | 1,301 | 2023 | down 8.6% | flat |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 1,221 | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 42 | Comoros | 1,170 | 2023 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 43 | Tunisia | 1,150 | 2023 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 44 | Congo | 1,117 | 2023 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 45 | Russia | 1,114 | 2023 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 46 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,069 | 2023 | up 4,990.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Qatar | 1,045 | 2023 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Benin | 967 | 2023 | up 108.4% | rising |
| 49 | France | 963 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 50 | Ghana | 933 | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 51 | Djibouti | 856 | 2023 | up 67.8% | rising |
| 52 | Togo | 840 | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 53 | Gambia | 716 | 2023 | up 105.7% | rising |
| 54 | Turkey | 705 | 2023 | down 38.8% | falling |
| 55 | United Arab Emirates | 636 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 56 | Eritrea | 629 | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 623 | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 602 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 575 | 2023 | up 129.1% | rising |
| 60 | Kenya | 550 | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 546 | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 62 | Kyrgyzstan | 520 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 63 | Tanzania | 505 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 64 | Guinea-Bissau | 439 | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 65 | Uzbekistan | 392 | 2023 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 66 | Cape Verde | 375 | 2023 | up 665.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 364 | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 68 | Germany | 345 | 2023 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 69 | Nepal | 341 | 2023 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 70 | Zambia | 328 | 2023 | up 268.5% | rising |
| 71 | Madagascar | 325 | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 72 | Burundi | 315 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 313 | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 74 | Singapore | 301 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 75 | Myanmar | 297 | 2023 | up 661.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Australia | 283 | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 77 | Cambodia | 258 | 2023 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 245 | 2023 | down 57.5% | falling |
| 79 | Italy | 244 | 2023 | up 151.5% | rising |
| 80 | Rwanda | 243 | 2023 | up 492.7% | volatile |
| 81 | Mauritius | 241 | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
| 82 | South Africa | 230 | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 83 | Brunei | 225 | 2023 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 84 | Equatorial Guinea | 220 | 2023 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 85 | South Sudan | 216 | 2023 | up 414.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Liberia | 191 | 2023 | up 36.4% | flat |
| 87 | Spain | 190 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 88 | Netherlands | 184 | 2023 | down 25.8% | falling |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 183 | 2023 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 90 | Sao Tome and Principe | 181 | 2023 | up 206.8% | rising |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 180 | 2023 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 92 | Haiti | 170 | 2023 | up 1,445.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Albania | 163 | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 94 | Sweden | 159 | 2023 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 95 | Mozambique | 155 | 2023 | down 29.5% | falling |
| 96 | Maldives | 136 | 2023 | down 52.8% | falling |
| 97 | Ukraine | 128 | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 98 | Belgium | 124 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 99 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 110 | 2023 | down 47.9% | falling |
| 100 | Ireland | 102 | 2023 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 101 | Norway | 93 | 2023 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 102 | Brazil | 89 | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 86 | 2023 | down 51.4% | falling |
| 104 | Angola | 82 | 2023 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 105 | Malawi | 80 | 2023 | down 30.4% | falling |
| 106 | Austria | 77 | 2023 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 107 | Denmark | 74 | 2023 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 108 | South Korea | 70 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 108 | Romania | 70 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 110 | New Zealand | 68 | 2023 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 111 | Vietnam | 67 | 2023 | down 64.2% | falling |
| 112 | Switzerland | 65 | 2023 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 113 | Greece | 48 | 2023 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 114 | Hungary | 47 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 115 | Serbia | 45 | 2023 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Poland | 41 | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 117 | Saint Lucia | 40 | 2023 | up 263.6% | volatile |
| 117 | Lesotho | 40 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 117 | Portugal | 40 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 120 | Bulgaria | 38 | 2023 | down 29.6% | falling |
| 121 | Finland | 34 | 2023 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 121 | Turkmenistan | 34 | 2023 | down 74.2% | falling |
| 121 | Venezuela | 34 | 2023 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 124 | Dominican Republic | 33 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 124 | Georgia | 33 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 126 | Dominica | 31 | 2023 | up 342.9% | rising |
| 126 | Japan | 31 | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 30 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Colombia | 29 | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Macao | 26 | 2023 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Uruguay | 26 | 2023 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Montenegro | 24 | 2023 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 133 | Belarus | 21 | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 133 | British Virgin Islands | 21 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 135 | Lithuania | 20 | 2023 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 2023 | up 185.7% | volatile |
| 137 | Armenia | 19 | 2023 | up 137.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Laos | 19 | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Cook Islands | 19 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Ecuador | 18 | 2023 | up 125.0% | rising |
| 140 | Guyana | 18 | 2023 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 142 | Iceland | 15 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Suriname | 15 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cyprus | 14 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 145 | Croatia | 13 | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 145 | Mexico | 13 | 2023 | down 72.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | 12 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 147 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 12 | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 12 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Belize | 11 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 150 | Moldova | 11 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 150 | Peru | 11 | 2023 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 150 | Seychelles | 11 | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 154 | Panama | 10 | 2023 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 155 | Latvia | 9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 155 | Mongolia | 9 | 2023 | down 69.0% | falling |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 9 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Eswatini | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Estonia | 8 | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7 | 2023 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 160 | Botswana | 7 | 2023 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 160 | Jamaica | 7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 160 | Namibia | 7 | 2023 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Slovakia | 7 | 2023 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 165 | Czechia | 6 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 165 | Guatemala | 6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Hong Kong | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Kiribati | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | North Korea | 6 | 2023 | down 86.7% | volatile |
| 170 | Malta | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 170 | Tuvalu | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 172 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Cuba | 4 | 2023 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Fiji | 4 | 2023 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Grenada | 4 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 177 | Bahamas | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Bolivia | 3 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Chile | 3 | 2023 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Palau | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | El Salvador | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Bermuda | 2 | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 184 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Papua New Guinea | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 184 | Paraguay | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 184 | Slovenia | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Montserrat | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Aruba | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Andorra | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 190 | Honduras | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 190 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 190 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 190 | Niue | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Bhutan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Curacao | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | East Timor | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Tokelau | 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 253,396
- UIS: World 253,396
- MDG: World 253,393
- WB: World 253,374
- UNICEF: World 253,322
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 243,718
- MDG: Developing Regions 241,964
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 218,177
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 197,691
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 151,255
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 146,631
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 146,426
- ALECSO: Member Countries 145,913
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 145,913
- WB: Arab World 145,913
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 143,537
- UIS: Arab States 142,739
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 141,125
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 140,254
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 137,038
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 127,499
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 120,147
- SDG: Western Asia 114,028
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 113,077
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 112,089
- MDG: Western Asia 111,983
- WB: Ida Total 107,899
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 99,388
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 98,730
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 92,642
- WB: Ida Only 92,342
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 91,143
- WB: Ibrd Only 89,792
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 85,547
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 85,178
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 80,939
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 78,402
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 78,402
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 77,508
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 74,143
About this data
February 2026 Data Release