Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of destination by country
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile students by country of destination. The default table displays data by region of destination the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by country of destination. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final...
What the numbers show
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of destination is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 96.68 Percentage of students in OECD; the lowest is 0.0243 Percentage of students in Luxembourg.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.6883 Percentage of students, and the mean is 4.97 Percentage of students.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3,975.
Over the past decade 19 countries rose and 20 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 247.2%), and the largest decrease in Japan (down 60.2%).
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 96.68 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 2 | Mexico | 18.89 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 2 | Netherlands | 1.48 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 2 | Croatia | 0.0999 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 55.7% | rising |
| 3 | United States of America | 18.83 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 3 | Türkiye | 0.9822 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 247.2% | rising |
| 4 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 18.81 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 4 | Poland | 0.6883 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 5 | Germany | 6.26 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 5 | Lithuania | 0.1151 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 6.02 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 6 | Estonia | 0.1111 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 152.9% | rising |
| 7 | France | 3.61 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 7 | Latvia | 0.0835 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 134.7% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 3.26 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 52.3% | falling |
| 9 | Ireland | 3.12 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 10 | New Zealand | 1.61 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 11 | Spain | 1.54 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 12 | Israel | 1.54 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 13 | Switzerland | 1.38 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 14 | Italy | 1.38 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 174.1% | rising |
| 15 | Japan | 0.9967 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 60.2% | falling |
| 16 | Brazil | 0.7725 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 17 | Austria | 0.7467 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 18 | Denmark | 0.6752 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 19 | Finland | 0.6101 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 20 | Sweden | 0.6036 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 21 | Belgium | 0.5266 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 22 | Hungary | 0.4056 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 40.7% | falling |
| 23 | Norway | 0.3899 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 0.3471 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 25 | Portugal | 0.2702 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 21.7% | flat |
| 26 | Romania | 0.2551 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 27 | Iceland | 0.2281 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 89.6% | rising |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0.163 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 29 | Greece | 0.1302 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 30 | Colombia | 0.069 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 31 | Chile | 0.027 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 32 | Luxembourg | 0.0243 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 48.3% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union (25 countries) 23.27 Percentage of students
- Korea 0.8915 Percentage of students
- Slovak Republic 0.0276 Percentage of students
About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile students by country of destination. The default table displays data by region of destination the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by country of destination. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.