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
Montserrat
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 Montserrat.
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 Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 113,547 | 2023 | up 13.3% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 97,470 | 2023 | up 323.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 46,040 | 2023 | up 518.9% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 20,107 | 2023 | up 50.5% | 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 | 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 | South 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 | 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 | Turkey | 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 | Laos | 573 | 2023 | up 140.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Macao | 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 | 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 | Cook Islands | 203 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 75 | Lithuania | 201 | 2023 | up 548.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Denmark | 197 | 2023 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 77 | Switzerland | 193 | 2023 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 78 | Maldives | 179 | 2023 | down 71.2% | rising |
| 79 | Belgium | 163 | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 158 | 2023 | down 14.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Marshall Islands | 141 | 2023 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 82 | Qatar | 139 | 2023 | down 86.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Slovakia | 139 | 2023 | up 54.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Nauru | 128 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 85 | Greece | 124 | 2023 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 86 | Iraq | 118 | 2023 | down 62.2% | volatile |
| 86 | East Timor | 118 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 88 | North Macedonia | 117 | 2023 | up 116.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | 117 | 2023 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 90 | Finland | 113 | 2023 | down 19.3% | rising |
| 91 | Portugal | 111 | 2023 | down 25.0% | rising |
| 92 | Estonia | 110 | 2023 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 92 | Venezuela | 110 | 2023 | down 68.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Israel | 109 | 2023 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 95 | Hungary | 103 | 2023 | down 20.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Niger | 95 | 2023 | up 3,066.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Ukraine | 87 | 2023 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 98 | Malawi | 78 | 2023 | down 41.4% | rising |
| 99 | Afghanistan | 73 | 2023 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 73 | 2023 | down 50.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Albania | 65 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 65 | 2023 | up 54.8% | volatile |
| 103 | Tokelau | 64 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 104 | Romania | 59 | 2023 | down 24.4% | flat |
| 105 | Uruguay | 56 | 2023 | up 194.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia | 54 | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 107 | Bolivia | 53 | 2023 | up 194.4% | volatile |
| 108 | Paraguay | 50 | 2023 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Morocco | 41 | 2023 | up 95.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Micronesia (country) | 40 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 111 | Namibia | 39 | 2023 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Cameroon | 37 | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Guatemala | 37 | 2023 | up 42.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Mozambique | 37 | 2023 | down 46.4% | rising |
| 115 | Sudan | 35 | 2023 | up 29.6% | rising |
| 116 | Niue | 32 | 2023 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 117 | Slovenia | 31 | 2023 | up 6.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 30 | 2023 | up 114.3% | volatile |
| 118 | Rwanda | 30 | 2023 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 118 | El Salvador | 30 | 2023 | up 25.0% | rising |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 28 | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine | 28 | 2023 | down 91.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Croatia | 27 | 2023 | down 37.2% | falling |
| 123 | Yemen | 27 | 2023 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 125 | North Korea | 26 | 2023 | down 73.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Azerbaijan | 25 | 2023 | up 8.7% | volatile |
| 127 | Syria | 24 | 2023 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 23 | 2023 | up 21.1% | volatile |
| 128 | Panama | 23 | 2023 | up 130.0% | volatile |
| 128 | South Sudan | 23 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 131 | Sierra Leone | 22 | 2023 | down 12.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Cyprus | 20 | 2023 | up 11.1% | falling |
| 133 | Costa Rica | 19 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Latvia | 19 | 2023 | down 29.6% | volatile |
| 135 | Algeria | 18 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Seychelles | 13 | 2023 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 137 | Lesotho | 11 | 2023 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 10 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 138 | Honduras | 10 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 138 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10 | 2023 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Burundi | 9 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Belarus | 9 | 2023 | down 60.9% | volatile |
| 141 | Iceland | 9 | 2023 | down 74.3% | volatile |
| 141 | Tunisia | 9 | 2023 | up 12.5% | volatile |
| 145 | Jamaica | 8 | 2023 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2023 | up 40.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Bahamas | 5 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Madagascar | 5 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Suriname | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 150 | Eswatini | 4 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 151 | Liberia | 3 | 2023 | down 89.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Luxembourg | 3 | 2023 | down 78.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2 | 2023 | down 60.0% | volatile |
| 153 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2023 | down 84.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Malta | 2 | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 156 | Benin | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Cuba | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Dominica | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | down 91.7% | volatile |
| 156 | Libya | 1 | 2023 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Angola | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Armenia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Congo | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Comoros | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Gabon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Gambia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Moldova | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Mali | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Mauritania | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Palau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Senegal | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Somalia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 168 | Chad | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Togo | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 168 | Montserrat | 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 491,391
- SDG: World 491,391
- UIS: World 491,391
- WB: World 491,092
- UNICEF: World 480,991
- MDG: Developing Regions 465,022
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 455,886
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 437,022
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 435,134
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 434,943
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 434,110
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 433,139
- WB: Ibrd Only 312,019
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 259,978
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 254,745
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 236,899
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 235,797
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 233,921
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 233,921
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 225,767
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 220,888
- AIMS: East Asia 218,713
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 205,091
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 204,395
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 204,293
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 197,836
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 197,043
- AIMS: South and West Asia 196,789
- MDG: Southern Asia 196,789
- SDG: Southern Asia 196,789
- UIS: South and West Asia 196,789
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 194,472
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 193,908
- UNICEF: South Asia 193,908
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 179,574
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 178,523
- WB: South Asia 176,620
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 176,620
- GPE: Region 3 166,699
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 160,014
About this data
February 2026 Data Release