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
Syrian Arab Republic
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 Syrian Arab Republic; 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 Congo, Democratic Republic of the (up 4,990.5%), and the largest decrease in Curaçao (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22,312 | 2023 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 2 | Yemen | 21,840 | 2023 | up 84.9% | rising |
| 3 | Palestine, State of | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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 | Côte 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 (People’s Republic of) | 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 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 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 | Türkiye | 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, United Republic of | 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 Darussalam | 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 | 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 | Viet Nam | 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, Bolivarian Republic of | 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 | Macau, China | 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 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 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 | 12 | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Vanuatu | 12 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 150 | Belize | 11 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 150 | Republic of 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 | Slovak Republic | 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, China | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Kiribati | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Democratic People’s Republic of 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, Plurinational State of | 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 | Curaçao | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Naoero | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 198 | Timor-Leste | 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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release