Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
208
Highest
56,354
India
Lowest
0
Montserrat
Median
28.5
Years covered
54
1970–2023
Data points
15,563
What the numbers show
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 208 countries. The highest value is 56,354 in India; the lowest is 0 in Montserrat.
The median across all reporting countries is 28.5, and the mean is 1,221.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 126 fell. The largest increase was in Niger (up 2,950.0%), and the largest decrease in Aruba (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students … Pacific male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 56,354 | 2023 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 2 | China | 55,180 | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 23,335 | 2023 | up 396.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 15,221 | 2023 | up 249.6% | volatile |
| 5 | Vietnam | 8,539 | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Sri Lanka | 7,799 | 2023 | up 177.4% | volatile |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 7,308 | 2023 | up 152.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Indonesia | 7,002 | 2023 | up 35.5% | volatile |
| 9 | Malaysia | 5,834 | 2023 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Philippines | 5,679 | 2023 | up 399.9% | volatile |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 4,918 | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Bhutan | 3,515 | 2023 | up 1,267.7% | volatile |
| 13 | South Korea | 3,404 | 2023 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 3,184 | 2023 | up 496.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Kenya | 3,071 | 2023 | up 375.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 2,842 | 2023 | up 87.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Colombia | 2,840 | 2023 | up 288.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Singapore | 2,769 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Solomon Islands | 2,486 | 2023 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Saudi Arabia | 1,687 | 2023 | down 65.1% | volatile |
| 21 | United States | 1,680 | 2023 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | 1,531 | 2023 | up 211.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | 1,359 | 2023 | up 18.6% | volatile |
| 24 | Iran | 1,356 | 2023 | down 21.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Canada | 1,340 | 2023 | down 25.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Cambodia | 1,300 | 2023 | up 207.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Vanuatu | 1,233 | 2023 | down 13.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Fiji | 974 | 2023 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 29 | United Kingdom | 968 | 2023 | down 10.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Mongolia | 881 | 2023 | up 679.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 867 | 2023 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Myanmar | 720 | 2023 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Tonga | 718 | 2023 | down 13.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Turkey | 703 | 2023 | up 128.2% | volatile |
| 35 | Kiribati | 665 | 2023 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 36 | Italy | 653 | 2023 | up 66.2% | volatile |
| 37 | New Zealand | 647 | 2023 | down 55.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Chile | 630 | 2023 | up 48.6% | volatile |
| 39 | United Arab Emirates | 616 | 2023 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Germany | 607 | 2023 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 41 | Papua New Guinea | 550 | 2023 | down 12.1% | volatile |
| 42 | France | 534 | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Mauritius | 516 | 2023 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 44 | South Africa | 515 | 2023 | up 11.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 495 | 2023 | up 82.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Samoa | 456 | 2023 | up 7.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Mexico | 437 | 2023 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Russia | 382 | 2023 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Ghana | 373 | 2023 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 343 | 2023 | up 318.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Peru | 320 | 2023 | up 72.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Egypt | 296 | 2023 | up 91.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Tuvalu | 288 | 2023 | down 5.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Spain | 275 | 2023 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Jordan | 270 | 2023 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Macao | 261 | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Laos | 248 | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 246 | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 228 | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia | 207 | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Cook Islands | 203 | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Oman | 199 | 2023 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Norway | 169 | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 64 | Brunei | 165 | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Ireland | 157 | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Poland | 141 | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Austria | 137 | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Ecuador | 134 | 2023 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 69 | Netherlands | 131 | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Sweden | 119 | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Marshall Islands | 118 | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Uganda | 117 | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Botswana | 106 | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Czechia | 102 | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 75 | Nauru | 93 | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Zambia | 88 | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Lithuania | 86 | 2023 | up 473.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Belgium | 84 | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 79 | Kazakhstan | 79 | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Maldives | 77 | 2023 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 81 | Qatar | 76 | 2023 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Iraq | 75 | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Greece | 74 | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Denmark | 72 | 2023 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Slovakia | 71 | 2023 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 86 | Switzerland | 69 | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 87 | East Timor | 67 | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Niger | 61 | 2023 | up 2,950.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Tanzania | 61 | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Afghanistan | 55 | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 55 | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 92 | Tokelau | 53 | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Israel | 52 | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 93 | Venezuela | 52 | 2023 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 95 | Estonia | 51 | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 96 | North Macedonia | 50 | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Portugal | 50 | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Hungary | 39 | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 99 | Bahrain | 37 | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Malawi | 36 | 2023 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Ukraine | 34 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Sudan | 31 | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 103 | Bolivia | 29 | 2023 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 29 | 2023 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Albania | 28 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Serbia | 27 | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Yemen | 26 | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Niue | 26 | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Finland | 24 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 109 | Rwanda | 24 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Syria | 22 | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 112 | Micronesia (country) | 21 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Uruguay | 21 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Cameroon | 20 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Namibia | 20 | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Algeria | 18 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Guatemala | 18 | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Mozambique | 18 | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Panama | 18 | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Paraguay | 17 | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 120 | Romania | 17 | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 122 | Bulgaria | 14 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 122 | North Korea | 14 | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 14 | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Cyprus | 12 | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Croatia | 12 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 125 | Palestine | 12 | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 125 | South Sudan | 12 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 129 | Lesotho | 11 | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 129 | Sierra Leone | 11 | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 131 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 132 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 8 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Slovenia | 8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Tunisia | 8 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Burundi | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Suriname | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 136 | Seychelles | 5 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Bahamas | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Honduras | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 142 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 143 | Belarus | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Jamaica | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Morocco | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 146 | Cape Verde | 1 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Cuba | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Dominica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 146 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 146 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 146 | Libya | 1 | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 146 | Eswatini | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Tajikistan | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Aruba | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Angola | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Andorra | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Armenia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Benin | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Cote d'Ivoire | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Congo | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Comoros | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Eritrea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Gabon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Georgia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Equatorial Guinea | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Liberia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Latvia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Moldova | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Madagascar | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Mali | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Mauritania | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Palau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Senegal | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | San Marino | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Somalia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Chad | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Togo | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 159 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | Anguilla | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 159 | 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 254,008
- SDG: World 254,008
- UIS: World 254,008
- WB: World 253,727
- UNICEF: World 248,777
- MDG: Developing Regions 242,851
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 238,195
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 228,895
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 227,928
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 227,284
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 226,805
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 225,764
- WB: Ibrd Only 155,418
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 144,045
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 141,663
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 134,568
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 115,724
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 115,185
- AIMS: South and West Asia 115,021
- MDG: Southern Asia 115,021
- SDG: Southern Asia 115,021
- UIS: South and West Asia 115,021
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 113,665
- UNICEF: South Asia 113,665
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 110,298
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 109,698
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 109,698
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 105,400
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 101,182
- AIMS: East Asia 100,301
- WB: South Asia 98,389
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 98,389
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 96,464
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 96,353
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 95,893
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 95,814
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 91,873
- GPE: Region 3 89,981
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 86,617
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 85,215
About this data
February 2026 Data Release