Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of origin by country
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile students by country of origin. The default table displays data by region of origin for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by country of origin. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be...
What the numbers show
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of origin is currently reported for 38 countries. The highest value is 18.24 Percentage of students in Israel; the lowest is 0.7016 Percentage of students in Chile.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.86 Percentage of students, and the mean is 3.13 Percentage of students.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 26.
Over the past decade 21 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 224.9%), and the largest decrease in Croatia (down 73.4%).
Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israel | 18.24 Percentage of students | 2022 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 1 | Estonia | 3.62 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 68.2% | rising |
| 1 | Croatia | 2.67 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 73.4% | volatile |
| 2 | Ireland | 15.82 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 3 | Iceland | 12.96 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 3 | Lithuania | 1.74 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 4 | New Zealand | 6.33 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 1.36 Percentage of students | 2022 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.77 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 5 | Poland | 1.12 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 69.2% | falling |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 4.09 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 6 | Latvia | 1.04 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 44.9% | flat |
| 7 | Norway | 4 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 0.5057 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 8 | Denmark | 3.3 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 8 | Slovenia | 0.4003 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 9 | Switzerland | 3.09 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 10 | United States of America | 2.96 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 11 | Sweden | 2.68 Percentage of students | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 2.68 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 13 | Spain | 2.18 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 2.11 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 15 | France | 1.99 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 1.94 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 17 | Japan | 1.9 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 18 | Italy | 1.83 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 218.9% | rising |
| 19 | Bulgaria | 1.59 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 20 | Hungary | 1.54 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 21 | Luxembourg | 1.42 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 1.4 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 23 | Austria | 1.33 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 24 | Romania | 1.24 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 25 | Australia | 0.9383 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 0.9353 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 27 | Czechia | 0.9248 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 0.91 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 19.9% | flat |
| 29 | Portugal | 0.8079 Percentage of students | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 30 | Chile | 0.7016 Percentage of students | 2024 | up 224.9% | 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) 2.09 Percentage of students
- Korea 0.8879 Percentage of students
- Slovak Republic 0.2324 Percentage of students
About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of mobile students by country of origin. The default table displays data by region of origin for the latest available year. The selection can be changed to display data: by year and by country of origin. 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.