Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
201
Highest
11,173
Syria
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
24
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 201 countries. The highest value is 11,173 in Syria; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 24, and the mean is 511.56.
Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 84 fell. The largest increase was in Haiti (up 8,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary … Arab States female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 11,173 | 2023 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 2 | Yemen | 10,712 | 2023 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 3 | Palestine | 10,012 | 2023 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 4 | Egypt | 6,449 | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 5 | Oman | 4,613 | 2023 | up 79.4% | rising |
| 6 | Jordan | 4,600 | 2023 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 7 | India | 4,512 | 2023 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 8 | Iraq | 3,811 | 2023 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 9 | Sudan | 3,375 | 2023 | up 71.0% | rising |
| 10 | Indonesia | 3,131 | 2023 | up 164.7% | rising |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 3,085 | 2023 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 12 | Pakistan | 2,859 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 13 | Kuwait | 2,759 | 2023 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 1,991 | 2023 | down 42.2% | falling |
| 15 | Iran | 1,841 | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 16 | Gabon | 1,657 | 2023 | up 810.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Lebanon | 1,327 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 18 | Nigeria | 1,161 | 2023 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mauritania | 1,121 | 2023 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 20 | Mali | 1,110 | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 21 | Thailand | 945 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 899 | 2023 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 848 | 2023 | up 259.3% | rising |
| 24 | Israel | 815 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 25 | United States | 797 | 2023 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 26 | Canada | 770 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 27 | Bahrain | 764 | 2023 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 28 | Somalia | 729 | 2023 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 663 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 30 | Algeria | 657 | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 31 | Libya | 635 | 2023 | up 169.1% | rising |
| 32 | Tunisia | 602 | 2023 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 33 | Senegal | 570 | 2023 | up 57.9% | falling |
| 34 | Niger | 563 | 2023 | up 111.7% | rising |
| 35 | Philippines | 562 | 2023 | up 39.1% | rising |
| 36 | Afghanistan | 510 | 2023 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 37 | Guinea | 486 | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 38 | Congo | 449 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 39 | Burkina Faso | 430 | 2023 | up 165.4% | rising |
| 40 | Comoros | 407 | 2023 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 41 | Cameroon | 390 | 2023 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 42 | United Kingdom | 382 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 43 | Eritrea | 365 | 2023 | down 0.8% | rising |
| 44 | Chad | 358 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 323 | 2023 | up 7,975.0% | volatile |
| 46 | France | 317 | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 47 | Qatar | 307 | 2023 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 48 | China | 274 | 2023 | down 48.5% | falling |
| 49 | United Arab Emirates | 260 | 2023 | up 36.1% | falling |
| 50 | Djibouti | 258 | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 51 | Russia | 220 | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 52 | Turkey | 212 | 2023 | down 51.9% | falling |
| 53 | Togo | 199 | 2023 | up 31.8% | flat |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 177 | 2023 | up 30.1% | falling |
| 55 | Benin | 175 | 2023 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 56 | Central African Republic | 172 | 2023 | up 112.3% | rising |
| 57 | Sri Lanka | 159 | 2023 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 58 | Germany | 151 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 59 | Singapore | 150 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 60 | Madagascar | 141 | 2023 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 61 | Ethiopia | 140 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 136 | 2023 | up 183.3% | rising |
| 63 | Guinea-Bissau | 126 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 64 | Australia | 122 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 64 | Kenya | 122 | 2023 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Brunei | 116 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 67 | Myanmar | 115 | 2023 | up 858.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Sao Tome and Principe | 111 | 2023 | up 516.7% | volatile |
| 69 | South Sudan | 102 | 2023 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Tanzania | 97 | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 70 | Zambia | 97 | 2023 | up 203.1% | rising |
| 72 | Gambia | 96 | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 73 | Spain | 93 | 2023 | up 165.7% | rising |
| 74 | Ghana | 91 | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 75 | Tajikistan | 88 | 2023 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 76 | Haiti | 82 | 2023 | up 8,100.0% | volatile |
| 77 | South Africa | 77 | 2023 | down 40.3% | falling |
| 78 | Uzbekistan | 71 | 2023 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 79 | Ukraine | 70 | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 80 | Equatorial Guinea | 64 | 2023 | up 156.0% | rising |
| 81 | Sweden | 61 | 2023 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 82 | Rwanda | 59 | 2023 | up 637.5% | volatile |
| 83 | Uganda | 58 | 2023 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 57 | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 85 | Netherlands | 56 | 2023 | down 43.4% | falling |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 50 | 2023 | down 46.2% | falling |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 40 | 2023 | up 110.5% | rising |
| 87 | Ireland | 40 | 2023 | up 33.3% | flat |
| 89 | Romania | 38 | 2023 | up 72.7% | rising |
| 90 | Brazil | 37 | 2023 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 90 | Kyrgyzstan | 37 | 2023 | down 75.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Belgium | 36 | 2023 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 93 | Mauritius | 34 | 2023 | down 64.9% | falling |
| 94 | Liberia | 33 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 95 | Cambodia | 30 | 2023 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Azerbaijan | 29 | 2023 | down 49.1% | volatile |
| 97 | South Korea | 28 | 2023 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 98 | Saint Lucia | 27 | 2023 | up 440.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Mozambique | 26 | 2023 | down 61.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Norway | 26 | 2023 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 101 | Nepal | 24 | 2023 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Vietnam | 24 | 2023 | down 68.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Denmark | 23 | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 103 | Maldives | 23 | 2023 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Sierra Leone | 23 | 2023 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20 | 2023 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 106 | British Virgin Islands | 20 | 2023 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Albania | 19 | 2023 | down 77.9% | volatile |
| 108 | Bulgaria | 19 | 2023 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 110 | Angola | 16 | 2023 | down 57.9% | falling |
| 110 | Austria | 16 | 2023 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 110 | Greece | 16 | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 113 | Macao | 15 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 14 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Turkmenistan | 14 | 2023 | down 72.0% | falling |
| 116 | Switzerland | 13 | 2023 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Dominica | 13 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 116 | Ecuador | 13 | 2023 | up 333.3% | volatile |
| 116 | Laos | 13 | 2023 | up 1,200.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Uruguay | 13 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Lesotho | 12 | 2023 | down 20.0% | falling |
| 121 | Portugal | 12 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 121 | Venezuela | 12 | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 124 | Hungary | 11 | 2023 | down 8.3% | rising |
| 124 | Japan | 11 | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 126 | Armenia | 9 | 2023 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 126 | Finland | 9 | 2023 | down 43.8% | rising |
| 126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 9 | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 126 | New Zealand | 9 | 2023 | down 71.0% | falling |
| 130 | Lithuania | 8 | 2023 | up 14.3% | volatile |
| 130 | North Macedonia | 8 | 2023 | down 88.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Poland | 8 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 133 | Belarus | 7 | 2023 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 133 | Panama | 7 | 2023 | down 88.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Serbia | 7 | 2023 | down 93.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 7 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Colombia | 6 | 2023 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 137 | Georgia | 6 | 2023 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 137 | Guyana | 6 | 2023 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Moldova | 6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Malawi | 6 | 2023 | down 87.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Peru | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Belize | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Cyprus | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Kiribati | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Montenegro | 5 | 2023 | down 64.3% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Czechia | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Guatemala | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Suriname | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Tuvalu | 4 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 153 | Slovakia | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Grenada | 2 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Iceland | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Mongolia | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Palau | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | North Korea | 2 | 2023 | down 89.5% | volatile |
| 156 | El Salvador | 2 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Seychelles | 2 | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 165 | Botswana | 1 | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 165 | Chile | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 165 | Cuba | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Honduras | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 165 | Latvia | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | falling |
| 165 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Namibia | 1 | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Eswatini | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Vanuatu | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 165 | Montserrat | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Bahamas | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Bolivia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Curacao | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Estonia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Fiji | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Croatia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Jamaica | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Mexico | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Paraguay | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Slovenia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | East Timor | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 177 | 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.
- MDG: World 102,824
- SDG: World 102,824
- UIS: World 102,824
- WB: World 102,823
- UNICEF: World 102,780
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 98,825
- MDG: Developing Regions 98,450
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 86,648
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 76,736
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 68,714
- ALECSO: Member Countries 68,319
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 68,319
- WB: Arab World 68,319
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 67,903
- UIS: Arab States 67,183
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 66,880
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 66,268
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 65,851
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 65,085
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 56,109
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 55,760
- SDG: Western Asia 54,499
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 54,238
- MDG: Western Asia 53,635
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 48,917
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 47,490
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 46,097
- WB: Ida Total 41,847
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 40,447
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 39,604
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 38,789
- ALECSO: Mashriq Countries 37,372
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 37,372
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 37,032
- WB: Ida Only 36,652
- WB: Ibrd Only 34,889
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 33,144
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 32,934
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 31,471
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) 30,888
About this data
February 2026 Data Release