Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
209
Highest
113,547
China
Lowest
0
British Virgin Islands
Median
56
Years covered
28
1996–2023
Data points
11,714

What the numbers show

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 113,547 in China; the lowest is 0 in British Virgin Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 56, and the mean is 2,351.

Over the past decade 76 countries rose and 125 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 3,066.7%), and the largest decrease in Anguilla (down 100.0%).

Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 113,547 2023 up 13.3% volatile
1 Cook Islands 203 2023 down 1.9% falling
2 India 97,470 2023 up 323.7% volatile
2 Tokelau 64 2023 up 1.6% rising
3 Nepal 46,040 2023 up 518.9% volatile
3 Niue 32 2023 down 5.9% falling
4 Viet Nam 20,107 2023 up 50.5% volatile
4 Anguilla 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
4 Montserrat 0 2023 volatile
5 Pakistan 17,215 2023 up 242.0% volatile
6 Philippines 16,376 2023 up 403.9% volatile
7 Sri Lanka 14,960 2023 up 227.9% volatile
8 Indonesia 14,586 2023 up 47.8% rising
9 Malaysia 12,534 2023 down 27.1% falling
10 Bangladesh 10,316 2023 up 177.5% volatile
11 Hong Kong (China) 9,776 2023 up 5.8% falling
12 Thailand 9,006 2023 up 149.7% rising
13 Bhutan 7,655 2023 up 1,608.7% volatile
14 Korea 7,262 2023 down 11.5% rising
15 Kenya 6,854 2023 up 401.4% volatile
16 Brazil 6,592 2023 up 523.1% volatile
17 Singapore 6,475 2023 down 31.0% falling
18 Colombia 5,914 2023 up 301.5% volatile
19 United States 4,331 2023 down 16.0% rising
20 Japan 3,327 2023 up 34.9% falling
21 Canada 3,119 2023 down 22.4% rising
22 Solomon Islands 3,059 2023 down 0.9% rising
23 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 2,881 2023 up 0.1% volatile
24 Saudi Arabia 2,684 2023 down 54.8% volatile
25 Nigeria 2,616 2023 up 291.6% volatile
26 Cambodia 2,478 2023 up 262.3% volatile
27 Australia 2,299 2023 down 13.7% volatile
28 Fiji 2,196 2023 up 136.4% falling
29 Mongolia 2,175 2023 up 632.3% volatile
30 United Kingdom 2,124 2023 down 4.2% falling
31 Vanuatu 1,674 2023 down 5.3% rising
32 Myanmar 1,598 2023 up 122.6% volatile
33 Germany 1,465 2023 down 27.3% falling
34 New Zealand 1,313 2023 down 53.1% falling
35 Italy 1,243 2023 up 82.8% volatile
36 Zimbabwe 1,204 2023 up 84.9% rising
37 France 1,203 2023 down 21.3% rising
38 Chile 1,194 2023 up 63.3% volatile
39 Papua New Guinea 1,149 2023 down 0.3% rising
40 South Africa 1,141 2023 up 30.0% falling
41 United Arab Emirates 1,096 2023 up 9.2% rising
42 Türkiye 1,047 2023 up 110.7% volatile
43 Mauritius 1,035 2023 down 15.4% rising
44 Tonga 963 2023 down 9.7% rising
45 Mexico 928 2023 up 41.2% volatile
46 Kiribati 926 2023 down 4.8% rising
47 Russia 795 2023 down 38.5% rising
48 Argentina 706 2023 up 383.6% volatile
49 Peru 663 2023 up 78.7% volatile
50 Spain 637 2023 up 124.3% volatile
50 Samoa 637 2023 down 2.7% falling
52 Lao People's Democratic Republic 573 2023 up 140.8% volatile
53 Macau, China 553 2023 down 15.2% rising
54 Ghana 531 2023 up 143.6% volatile
55 Norway 507 2023 down 62.7% volatile
56 Kuwait 415 2023 down 72.8% volatile
57 Egypt 404 2023 up 91.5% volatile
58 Tuvalu 384 2023 down 1.3% rising
59 Lebanon 378 2023 up 9.9% volatile
60 Oman 373 2023 down 55.0% volatile
61 Brunei Darussalam 371 2023 down 36.8% falling
62 Sweden 366 2023 down 54.5% falling
63 Netherlands 347 2023 down 3.3% rising
64 Jordan 345 2023 up 26.4% rising
65 Austria 330 2023 up 17.9% rising
66 Ireland 323 2023 up 4.2% rising
67 Poland 319 2023 up 58.7% volatile
68 Uganda 303 2023 up 85.9% rising
69 Ecuador 246 2023 down 33.3% volatile
70 Ethiopia 224 2023 up 61.2% volatile
71 Zambia 212 2023 down 52.7% volatile
72 Botswana 210 2023 down 13.6% volatile
73 Czechia 204 2023 up 58.1% volatile
74 Lithuania 201 2023 up 548.4% volatile
75 Denmark 197 2023 down 37.9% rising
76 Switzerland 193 2023 down 54.4% rising
77 Maldives 179 2023 down 71.2% rising
78 Belgium 163 2023 up 49.5% rising
79 Kazakhstan 158 2023 down 14.6% volatile
80 Marshall Islands 141 2023 down 1.4% rising
81 Qatar 139 2023 down 86.1% volatile
81 Slovak Republic 139 2023 up 54.4% volatile
83 Naoero 128 2023 up 9.4% rising
84 Greece 124 2023 down 3.1% volatile
85 Iraq 118 2023 down 62.2% volatile
85 Timor-Leste 118 2023 down 50.0% volatile
87 North Macedonia 117 2023 up 116.7% volatile
87 Tanzania, United Republic of 117 2023 down 50.6% rising
89 Finland 113 2023 down 19.3% rising
90 Portugal 111 2023 down 25.0% rising
91 Estonia 110 2023 up 189.5% volatile
91 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 110 2023 down 68.0% volatile
93 Israel 109 2023 down 66.4% falling
94 Hungary 103 2023 down 20.8% volatile
95 Niger 95 2023 up 3,066.7% volatile
96 Ukraine 87 2023 down 33.1% volatile
97 Malawi 78 2023 down 41.4% rising
98 Afghanistan 73 2023 down 26.3% volatile
98 Bahrain 73 2023 down 50.7% volatile
100 Albania 65 2023 up 150.0% volatile
100 Uzbekistan 65 2023 up 54.8% volatile
102 Romania 59 2023 down 24.4% flat
103 Uruguay 56 2023 up 194.7% volatile
104 Serbia 54 2023 up 10.2% volatile
105 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 53 2023 up 194.4% volatile
106 Paraguay 50 2023 up 233.3% volatile
107 Morocco 41 2023 up 95.2% volatile
108 Micronesia (Federated States of) 40 2023 up 66.7% rising
109 Namibia 39 2023 down 4.9% volatile
110 Cameroon 37 2023 up 12.1% volatile
110 Guatemala 37 2023 up 42.3% volatile
110 Mozambique 37 2023 down 46.4% rising
113 Sudan 35 2023 up 29.6% rising
114 Slovenia 31 2023 up 6.9% volatile
115 Kyrgyzstan 30 2023 up 114.3% volatile
115 Rwanda 30 2023 down 9.1% volatile
115 El Salvador 30 2023 up 25.0% rising
118 Bulgaria 28 2023 down 24.3% volatile
118 Palestine, State of 28 2023 down 91.3% volatile
120 Croatia 27 2023 down 37.2% falling
120 Yemen 27 2023 up 68.8% volatile
122 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 26 2023 down 73.2% volatile
123 Azerbaijan 25 2023 up 8.7% volatile
124 Syrian Arab Republic 24 2023 down 14.3% volatile
125 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 2023 up 21.1% volatile
125 Panama 23 2023 up 130.0% volatile
125 South Sudan 23 2023 volatile
128 Sierra Leone 22 2023 down 12.0% volatile
129 Cyprus 20 2023 up 11.1% falling
130 Costa Rica 19 2023 down 50.0% volatile
130 Latvia 19 2023 down 29.6% volatile
132 Algeria 18 2023 up 200.0% volatile
133 Seychelles 13 2023 down 80.0% volatile
134 Lesotho 11 2023 down 57.7% volatile
135 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 2023 up 66.7% volatile
135 Honduras 10 2023 up 25.0% volatile
135 Trinidad and Tobago 10 2023 down 70.6% volatile
138 Burundi 9 2023 unchanged volatile
138 Belarus 9 2023 down 60.9% volatile
138 Iceland 9 2023 down 74.3% volatile
138 Tunisia 9 2023 up 12.5% volatile
142 Jamaica 8 2023 down 76.5% volatile
143 Puerto Rico 7 2023 up 40.0% volatile
144 Bahamas 5 2023 down 66.7% volatile
144 Madagascar 5 2023 down 37.5% volatile
144 Suriname 5 2023 up 66.7% volatile
147 Eswatini 4 2023 down 87.5% volatile
148 Liberia 3 2023 down 89.7% volatile
148 Luxembourg 3 2023 down 78.6% volatile
150 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2 2023 down 60.0% volatile
150 Saint Lucia 2 2023 down 84.6% volatile
150 Malta 2 2023 down 88.9% volatile
153 Benin 1 2023 unchanged volatile
153 Barbados 1 2023 down 94.4% volatile
153 Cabo Verde 1 2023 down 90.0% volatile
153 Cuba 1 2023 down 75.0% volatile
153 Dominica 1 2023 down 66.7% volatile
153 Dominican Republic 1 2023 down 85.7% volatile
153 Georgia 1 2023 down 99.8% volatile
153 Guyana 1 2023 down 91.7% volatile
153 Libya 1 2023 down 99.8% volatile
153 Liechtenstein 1 2023 down 83.3% volatile
153 Nicaragua 1 2023 down 83.3% volatile
153 Tajikistan 1 2023 down 75.0% volatile
165 Aruba 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Angola 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Andorra 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Armenia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Antigua and Barbuda 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Burkina Faso 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Belize 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Bermuda 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Central African Republic 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Côte d'Ivoire 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Congo 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Comoros 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Cayman Islands 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Djibouti 0 2023 volatile
165 Eritrea 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Gabon 0 2023 volatile
165 Gibraltar 0 2023 volatile
165 Guinea 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Gambia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Guinea-Bissau 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Equatorial Guinea 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Grenada 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Haiti 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Monaco 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Republic of Moldova 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Mali 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Montenegro 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Mauritania 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Palau 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Senegal 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 San Marino 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Somalia 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Sao Tome and Principe 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Sint Maarten 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 2023 volatile
165 Chad 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Togo 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Turkmenistan 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
165 British Virgin Islands 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
431 places, 11,714 data points, 1996–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release