Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
197
Highest
58,367
China
Lowest
0
Cook Islands
Median
35
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 197 countries. The highest value is 58,367 in China; the lowest is 0 in Cook Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 35, and the mean is 1,205.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 3,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 58,367 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 2 | India | 41,115 | 2023 | up 519.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 22,705 | 2023 | up 729.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 11,568 | 2023 | up 64.1% | rising |
| 5 | Philippines | 10,698 | 2023 | up 406.1% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 7,584 | 2023 | up 61.3% | rising |
| 7 | Sri Lanka | 7,161 | 2023 | up 309.0% | rising |
| 8 | Malaysia | 6,699 | 2023 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 9 | Thailand | 6,164 | 2023 | up 195.2% | rising |
| 10 | Hong Kong | 4,858 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 11 | Bhutan | 4,140 | 2023 | up 2,067.5% | volatile |
| 12 | South Korea | 3,858 | 2023 | down 5.5% | flat |
| 13 | Kenya | 3,783 | 2023 | up 424.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Singapore | 3,706 | 2023 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 15 | Brazil | 3,408 | 2023 | up 550.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Colombia | 3,074 | 2023 | up 314.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Bangladesh | 3,008 | 2023 | up 263.3% | rising |
| 18 | United States | 2,651 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 1,994 | 2023 | up 193.7% | rising |
| 20 | Japan | 1,968 | 2023 | up 49.1% | rising |
| 21 | Canada | 1,779 | 2023 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 22 | Iran | 1,525 | 2023 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 23 | Australia | 1,431 | 2023 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 24 | Mongolia | 1,294 | 2023 | up 603.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Fiji | 1,222 | 2023 | up 184.8% | rising |
| 26 | Cambodia | 1,178 | 2023 | up 351.3% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom | 1,156 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | Nigeria | 1,085 | 2023 | up 516.5% | volatile |
| 29 | Saudi Arabia | 997 | 2023 | down 10.3% | flat |
| 30 | Myanmar | 878 | 2023 | up 148.7% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 858 | 2023 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 709 | 2023 | up 86.6% | rising |
| 33 | France | 669 | 2023 | down 13.8% | flat |
| 34 | New Zealand | 666 | 2023 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 35 | South Africa | 626 | 2023 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 600 | 2023 | up 14.1% | flat |
| 37 | Italy | 590 | 2023 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 573 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 39 | Chile | 564 | 2023 | up 83.7% | rising |
| 40 | Mauritius | 519 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 41 | Mexico | 492 | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 42 | United Arab Emirates | 480 | 2023 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 43 | Vanuatu | 441 | 2023 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 44 | Russia | 413 | 2023 | down 46.0% | falling |
| 45 | Argentina | 363 | 2023 | up 467.2% | volatile |
| 46 | Spain | 362 | 2023 | up 174.2% | rising |
| 47 | Turkey | 344 | 2023 | up 82.0% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 343 | 2023 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 49 | Norway | 338 | 2023 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 50 | Laos | 325 | 2023 | up 198.2% | rising |
| 51 | Macao | 292 | 2023 | down 15.6% | flat |
| 52 | Kiribati | 261 | 2023 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 53 | Sweden | 247 | 2023 | down 51.2% | falling |
| 54 | Tonga | 245 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 55 | Netherlands | 216 | 2023 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 56 | Brunei | 206 | 2023 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 57 | Austria | 193 | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 58 | Kuwait | 187 | 2023 | down 61.8% | falling |
| 59 | Uganda | 186 | 2023 | up 151.4% | rising |
| 60 | Samoa | 181 | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 61 | Poland | 178 | 2023 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 62 | Oman | 174 | 2023 | down 41.2% | flat |
| 63 | Ireland | 166 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 64 | Ghana | 158 | 2023 | up 216.0% | rising |
| 65 | Lebanon | 132 | 2023 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 66 | Denmark | 125 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 67 | Switzerland | 124 | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 67 | Zambia | 124 | 2023 | down 47.7% | falling |
| 69 | Lithuania | 115 | 2023 | up 618.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Ecuador | 112 | 2023 | down 30.0% | falling |
| 71 | Egypt | 108 | 2023 | up 92.9% | rising |
| 72 | Botswana | 104 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 73 | Czechia | 102 | 2023 | up 45.7% | rising |
| 73 | Maldives | 102 | 2023 | down 66.8% | volatile |
| 75 | Tuvalu | 96 | 2023 | up 11.6% | flat |
| 76 | Finland | 89 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 77 | Belgium | 79 | 2023 | up 58.0% | rising |
| 77 | Kazakhstan | 79 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 79 | Jordan | 75 | 2023 | up 108.3% | rising |
| 80 | Slovakia | 68 | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 81 | North Macedonia | 67 | 2023 | up 157.7% | rising |
| 82 | Hungary | 64 | 2023 | down 14.7% | flat |
| 83 | Qatar | 63 | 2023 | down 89.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Portugal | 61 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 85 | Estonia | 59 | 2023 | up 156.5% | rising |
| 86 | Venezuela | 58 | 2023 | down 61.6% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 57 | 2023 | down 69.4% | falling |
| 88 | Tanzania | 56 | 2023 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 89 | Ukraine | 53 | 2023 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 90 | East Timor | 51 | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 91 | Greece | 50 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 92 | Iraq | 43 | 2023 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 93 | Malawi | 42 | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 93 | Romania | 42 | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 95 | Morocco | 39 | 2023 | up 290.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Albania | 37 | 2023 | up 208.3% | rising |
| 97 | Bahrain | 36 | 2023 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 98 | Nauru | 35 | 2023 | up 40.0% | falling |
| 98 | Uruguay | 35 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Niger | 34 | 2023 | up 3,300.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Paraguay | 33 | 2023 | up 450.0% | volatile |
| 102 | Serbia | 27 | 2023 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 103 | Bolivia | 24 | 2023 | up 140.0% | rising |
| 104 | Marshall Islands | 23 | 2023 | up 155.6% | rising |
| 104 | Slovenia | 23 | 2023 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 106 | Micronesia (country) | 19 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Guatemala | 19 | 2023 | up 46.2% | rising |
| 106 | Latvia | 19 | 2023 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 106 | Mozambique | 19 | 2023 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 106 | Namibia | 19 | 2023 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 18 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 112 | Azerbaijan | 17 | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 112 | Cameroon | 17 | 2023 | up 112.5% | rising |
| 112 | Ethiopia | 17 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Palestine | 16 | 2023 | down 48.4% | volatile |
| 115 | El Salvador | 16 | 2023 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 117 | Croatia | 15 | 2023 | down 44.4% | falling |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 14 | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14 | 2023 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 120 | North Korea | 12 | 2023 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Tokelau | 12 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Sierra Leone | 11 | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 122 | South Sudan | 11 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 124 | Uzbekistan | 10 | 2023 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 125 | Costa Rica | 9 | 2023 | down 47.1% | falling |
| 126 | Cyprus | 8 | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 126 | Iceland | 8 | 2023 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 126 | Seychelles | 8 | 2023 | down 77.1% | volatile |
| 129 | Belarus | 7 | 2023 | down 41.7% | falling |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 132 | Honduras | 6 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 132 | Jamaica | 6 | 2023 | down 73.9% | falling |
| 132 | Rwanda | 6 | 2023 | down 53.8% | falling |
| 132 | Niue | 6 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Madagascar | 5 | 2023 | up 66.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Panama | 5 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 139 | Burundi | 4 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 139 | Sudan | 4 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 141 | Liberia | 3 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 141 | Eswatini | 3 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 2 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Malta | 2 | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Syria | 2 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Benin | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 147 | Bahamas | 1 | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Barbados | 1 | 2023 | down 90.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Georgia | 1 | 2023 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 147 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 2023 | down 88.9% | volatile |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Tunisia | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 147 | Yemen | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Angola | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Armenia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Congo | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cuba | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Dominica | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Algeria | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Gambia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Guyana | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Libya | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Lesotho | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Moldova | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Mauritania | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Nicaragua | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Palau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Senegal | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Somalia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 155 | Suriname | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Cook 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.
- MDG: World 237,383
- SDG: World 237,383
- UIS: World 237,383
- WB: World 237,365
- UNICEF: World 232,214
- MDG: Developing Regions 222,171
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 217,691
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 208,138
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 208,127
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 207,375
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 207,206
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 206,826
- WB: Ibrd Only 156,601
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 125,499
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 124,223
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 124,223
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 120,367
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 119,706
- AIMS: East Asia 118,412
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 115,933
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 113,082
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 108,738
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 108,502
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 108,479
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 102,599
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 102,331
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 93,308
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 83,110
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 82,112
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 81,858
- AIMS: South and West Asia 81,768
- MDG: Southern Asia 81,768
- SDG: Southern Asia 81,768
- UIS: South and West Asia 81,768
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 81,537
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 80,243
- UNICEF: South Asia 80,243
- WB: South Asia 78,231
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 78,231
- GPE: Region 3 76,718
About this data
February 2026 Data Release