Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
210
Highest
11,139
Syria
Lowest
0
Tokelau
Median
58.5
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
15,563
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 210 countries. The highest value is 11,139 in Syria; the lowest is 0 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 58.5, and the mean is 716.93.
Over the past decade 102 countries rose and 70 fell. The largest increase was in Democratic Republic of Congo (up 4,288.2%), and the largest decrease in Curacao (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Arab States male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syria | 11,139 | 2023 | up 26.1% | volatile |
| 2 | Yemen | 11,128 | 2023 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 3 | Palestine | 10,747 | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Indonesia | 8,514 | 2023 | up 193.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Egypt | 7,195 | 2023 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 6 | India | 6,702 | 2023 | down 7.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Jordan | 5,540 | 2023 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 8 | Iraq | 5,453 | 2023 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Pakistan | 4,079 | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Sudan | 4,067 | 2023 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Oman | 4,022 | 2023 | down 12.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Kuwait | 3,906 | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Malaysia | 3,888 | 2023 | down 10.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Nigeria | 3,376 | 2023 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | 2,850 | 2023 | down 35.7% | volatile |
| 16 | Mali | 2,471 | 2023 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran | 2,465 | 2023 | up 38.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Mauritania | 2,387 | 2023 | up 56.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Gabon | 2,217 | 2023 | up 776.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Thailand | 2,047 | 2023 | up 16.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Philippines | 2,001 | 2023 | up 141.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Bangladesh | 1,831 | 2023 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 23 | Senegal | 1,710 | 2023 | up 89.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Guinea | 1,577 | 2023 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Niger | 1,559 | 2023 | up 160.7% | volatile |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 1,546 | 2023 | up 325.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,520 | 2023 | up 224.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Chad | 1,302 | 2023 | up 78.1% | volatile |
| 29 | Libya | 1,291 | 2023 | up 141.8% | volatile |
| 30 | Afghanistan | 1,284 | 2023 | up 45.1% | volatile |
| 31 | Somalia | 1,275 | 2023 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 32 | United States | 1,032 | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 33 | China | 1,027 | 2023 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 34 | Bahrain | 1,000 | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Israel | 983 | 2023 | down 48.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Algeria | 971 | 2023 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Cameroon | 958 | 2023 | up 79.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Lebanon | 956 | 2023 | down 41.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Russia | 893 | 2023 | up 21.5% | volatile |
| 40 | Ghana | 842 | 2023 | up 109.5% | volatile |
| 41 | United Kingdom | 839 | 2023 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Benin | 791 | 2023 | up 157.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Comoros | 763 | 2023 | down 3.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 746 | 2023 | up 4,288.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Qatar | 738 | 2023 | down 3.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Canada | 682 | 2023 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Congo | 668 | 2023 | down 31.2% | volatile |
| 48 | France | 646 | 2023 | up 60.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 643 | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Togo | 641 | 2023 | up 121.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Gambia | 620 | 2023 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Djibouti | 598 | 2023 | up 79.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Tunisia | 549 | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 54 | Turkey | 493 | 2023 | down 30.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Kyrgyzstan | 483 | 2023 | up 60.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Sri Lanka | 464 | 2023 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 57 | Kenya | 429 | 2023 | down 16.9% | volatile |
| 58 | Kazakhstan | 425 | 2023 | down 21.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Tanzania | 407 | 2023 | up 57.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 405 | 2023 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Central African Republic | 403 | 2023 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 376 | 2023 | down 19.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Cape Verde | 335 | 2023 | up 1,016.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Uzbekistan | 321 | 2023 | up 107.1% | volatile |
| 65 | Nepal | 317 | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Guinea-Bissau | 313 | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 306 | 2023 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 290 | 2023 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Eritrea | 264 | 2023 | down 45.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Burundi | 257 | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Zambia | 231 | 2023 | up 305.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Cambodia | 227 | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Mauritius | 207 | 2023 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Germany | 194 | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 75 | Rwanda | 184 | 2023 | up 457.6% | volatile |
| 76 | Madagascar | 183 | 2023 | up 25.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Myanmar | 181 | 2023 | up 570.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Australia | 161 | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Tajikistan | 158 | 2023 | down 58.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Liberia | 157 | 2023 | up 63.5% | volatile |
| 81 | Equatorial Guinea | 156 | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 82 | South Africa | 153 | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Singapore | 151 | 2023 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Azerbaijan | 150 | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 145 | 2023 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Zimbabwe | 133 | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Mozambique | 128 | 2023 | down 16.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Netherlands | 128 | 2023 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 89 | South Sudan | 114 | 2023 | up 216.7% | volatile |
| 90 | Maldives | 113 | 2023 | down 32.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Brunei | 109 | 2023 | up 12.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Italy | 108 | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 93 | Sweden | 98 | 2023 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Spain | 96 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 90 | 2023 | down 32.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Haiti | 88 | 2023 | up 780.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Belgium | 87 | 2023 | up 3.6% | volatile |
| 98 | North Macedonia | 79 | 2023 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 99 | Malawi | 75 | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 100 | Sao Tome and Principe | 70 | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Norway | 67 | 2023 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 102 | Angola | 66 | 2023 | down 5.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Austria | 61 | 2023 | up 64.9% | volatile |
| 103 | Ireland | 61 | 2023 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 105 | New Zealand | 59 | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 106 | Ukraine | 58 | 2023 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Brazil | 53 | 2023 | down 8.6% | volatile |
| 108 | Switzerland | 52 | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Denmark | 51 | 2023 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Vietnam | 43 | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 111 | South Korea | 42 | 2023 | up 13.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Serbia | 38 | 2023 | down 74.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Hungary | 37 | 2023 | up 37.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Greece | 32 | 2023 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 114 | Poland | 32 | 2023 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Romania | 32 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 117 | Lesotho | 28 | 2023 | down 6.7% | volatile |
| 117 | Portugal | 28 | 2023 | up 12.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Georgia | 27 | 2023 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 120 | Finland | 25 | 2023 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 121 | Colombia | 22 | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Japan | 21 | 2023 | down 63.2% | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 21 | 2023 | up 425.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Venezuela | 21 | 2023 | down 38.2% | volatile |
| 125 | Turkmenistan | 20 | 2023 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 126 | Bulgaria | 19 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 126 | Dominican Republic | 19 | 2023 | up 111.1% | volatile |
| 126 | Montenegro | 19 | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Cook Islands | 19 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 130 | Dominica | 18 | 2023 | up 157.1% | volatile |
| 131 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 2023 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Belarus | 13 | 2023 | down 40.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Croatia | 13 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 13 | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Mexico | 13 | 2023 | down 45.8% | volatile |
| 132 | Uruguay | 13 | 2023 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 12 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Iceland | 12 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Lithuania | 12 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Macao | 11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 140 | Suriname | 11 | 2023 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 140 | Vanuatu | 11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 143 | Armenia | 10 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 144 | Cyprus | 9 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Estonia | 8 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Mongolia | 8 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 145 | Eswatini | 8 | 2023 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 145 | Seychelles | 8 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Argentina | 7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 149 | Jamaica | 7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 149 | Latvia | 7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 152 | Belize | 6 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 152 | Laos | 6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Namibia | 6 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 152 | Nicaragua | 6 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 5 | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Botswana | 5 | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Ecuador | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Hong Kong | 5 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Moldova | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Costa Rica | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Fiji | 4 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Luxembourg | 4 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 162 | Peru | 4 | 2023 | down 42.9% | volatile |
| 162 | North Korea | 4 | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Slovakia | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Bahamas | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Bolivia | 3 | 2023 | down 57.1% | volatile |
| 168 | Cuba | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Gibraltar | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Guatemala | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Panama | 3 | 2023 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Bermuda | 2 | 2023 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Chile | 2 | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Czechia | 2 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 174 | Grenada | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 174 | Malta | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Paraguay | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 174 | Slovenia | 2 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 181 | Aruba | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Andorra | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Cayman Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Kiribati | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Monaco | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 181 | Marshall Islands | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Palau | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Papua New Guinea | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | El Salvador | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Tonga | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | British Virgin Islands | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Samoa | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 181 | Montserrat | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 181 | Niue | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Bhutan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Curacao | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Micronesia (country) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Honduras | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Nauru | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | East Timor | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 196 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 196 | 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 150,572
- UIS: World 150,572
- MDG: World 150,569
- WB: World 150,551
- UNICEF: World 150,542
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 144,893
- MDG: Developing Regions 143,514
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 131,529
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 120,955
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 90,666
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 85,404
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 80,009
- WB: Middle East & North Africa, Afghanistan, Pakistan 77,917
- ALECSO: Member Countries 77,594
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 77,594
- WB: Arab World 77,594
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 75,634
- UIS: Arab States 75,556
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 74,245
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 73,986
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 71,953
- WB: Ida Total 66,052
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 64,038
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 63,172
- SDG: Western Asia 59,529
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 59,126
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 58,839
- MDG: Western Asia 58,348
- WB: Ida Only 55,690
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 55,610
- WB: Ibrd Only 54,903
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 54,630
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 53,291
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 52,354
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 47,795
- ECA: African Union Commission (unsdcode:98106) 47,611
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 47,611
- ESCAP: Africa (afr) (unsdcode:98405) 47,611
- UNICEF: Africa 47,611
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 45,100
About this data
February 2026 Data Release