Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
235
Highest
56,354
India
Lowest
0
Aland Islands
Median
18
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 235 countries. The highest value is 56,354 in India; the lowest is 0 in Aland Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 18, and the mean is 1,081.
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, Kingdom of the Netherlands (down 100.0%).
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 56,354 | 2023 | up 244.3% | volatile |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 203 | 2023 | up 8.0% | volatile |
| 2 | China, People's Republic of | 55,180 | 2023 | up 17.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Tokelau | 53 | 2023 | down 15.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Nepal | 23,335 | 2023 | up 396.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Niue | 26 | 2023 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 15,221 | 2023 | up 249.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Mayotte | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 4 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 4 | St. Helena | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 4,918 | 2023 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Bhutan | 3,515 | 2023 | up 1,267.7% | volatile |
| 13 | 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, Islamic Republic of | 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, Republic of | 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 | Türkiye | 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 | Russian Federation | 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, Arab Republic of | 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 Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China | 261 | 2023 | down 14.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 248 | 2023 | up 92.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 246 | 2023 | down 12.8% | volatile |
| 59 | Kuwait | 228 | 2023 | down 78.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 207 | 2023 | up 69.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Oman | 199 | 2023 | down 62.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Norway | 169 | 2023 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 63 | Brunei Darussalam | 165 | 2023 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Ireland | 157 | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 65 | Poland, Republic of | 141 | 2023 | up 83.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Austria | 137 | 2023 | up 7.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Ecuador | 134 | 2023 | down 35.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Netherlands | 131 | 2023 | down 24.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Sweden | 119 | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 70 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 118 | 2023 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 71 | Uganda | 117 | 2023 | up 31.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Botswana | 106 | 2023 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Czech Republic | 102 | 2023 | up 72.9% | volatile |
| 74 | Nauru, Republic of | 93 | 2023 | up 1.1% | volatile |
| 75 | Zambia | 88 | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 76 | Lithuania, Republic of | 86 | 2023 | up 473.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Belgium | 84 | 2023 | up 42.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 79 | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Maldives | 77 | 2023 | down 75.6% | volatile |
| 80 | Qatar | 76 | 2023 | down 81.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Iraq | 75 | 2023 | down 66.4% | volatile |
| 82 | Greece | 74 | 2023 | down 12.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Denmark | 72 | 2023 | down 55.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovak Republic | 71 | 2023 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Switzerland | 69 | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 67 | 2023 | down 48.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Niger | 61 | 2023 | up 2,950.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 61 | 2023 | down 58.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 55 | 2023 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 55 | 2023 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Israel | 52 | 2023 | down 62.3% | volatile |
| 91 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 52 | 2023 | down 73.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Estonia, Republic of | 51 | 2023 | up 240.0% | volatile |
| 94 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 50 | 2023 | up 78.6% | volatile |
| 94 | Portugal | 50 | 2023 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 96 | Hungary | 39 | 2023 | down 29.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 37 | 2023 | down 61.9% | volatile |
| 98 | Malawi | 36 | 2023 | down 44.6% | volatile |
| 99 | Ukraine | 34 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Sudan | 31 | 2023 | up 72.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Bolivia | 29 | 2023 | up 262.5% | volatile |
| 101 | Kyrgyz Republic | 29 | 2023 | up 480.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Albania | 28 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 104 | Serbia, Republic of | 27 | 2023 | up 42.1% | volatile |
| 105 | Yemen, Republic of | 26 | 2023 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Finland | 24 | 2023 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 106 | Rwanda | 24 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Syrian Arab Republic | 22 | 2023 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 21 | 2023 | down 12.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Uruguay | 21 | 2023 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 111 | Cameroon | 20 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 20 | 2023 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 113 | Algeria | 18 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 18 | 2023 | up 38.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Mozambique, Republic of | 18 | 2023 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Panama | 18 | 2023 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Paraguay | 17 | 2023 | up 88.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Romania | 17 | 2023 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 119 | Bulgaria | 14 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 14 | 2023 | down 72.5% | volatile |
| 119 | El Salvador | 14 | 2023 | up 7.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Cyprus | 12 | 2023 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 122 | Croatia, Republic of | 12 | 2023 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 122 | Palestine | 12 | 2023 | down 95.9% | volatile |
| 122 | South Sudan, Republic of | 12 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 126 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 11 | 2023 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 11 | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 10 | 2023 | down 52.4% | volatile |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 8 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Slovenia | 8 | 2023 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 130 | Tunisia | 8 | 2023 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Burundi | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 5 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Suriname | 5 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Seychelles | 5 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Bahamas, The | 4 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Honduras | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 139 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 2023 | down 76.9% | volatile |
| 140 | Belarus, Republic of | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Jamaica | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Morocco | 2 | 2023 | down 81.8% | volatile |
| 143 | Cabo Verde | 1 | 2023 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Cuba | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Dominica | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 143 | Guyana | 1 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 143 | Iceland | 1 | 2023 | down 94.4% | volatile |
| 143 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 143 | Libya | 1 | 2023 | down 99.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Luxembourg | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2023 | down 66.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 1 | 2023 | down 87.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Angola | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Andorra, Principality of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Armenia, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | American Samoa | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Benin | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Belize | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Barbados | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Central African Republic | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Côte d'Ivoire | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Congo, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Comoros, Union of the | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Djibouti | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Eritrea, The State of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Gabon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Georgia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Gambia, The | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Grenada | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Guam | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Haiti | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Liberia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | St. Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Latvia, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Saint Martin | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Monaco | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Moldova, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Madagascar, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Mali | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Malta | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Montenegro | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Palau, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Senegal | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | San Marino, Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Somalia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | Chad | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Togo | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 156 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 156 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | French Guiana | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Guadeloupe | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Martinique | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Réunion | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Western Sahara | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Guernsey | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Jersey | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Saint Barthelemy | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Pitcairn Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
| 156 | Aland Islands | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release