Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad by country
This dataset contains data on the share of national students going abroad. 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...
What the numbers show
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad is currently reported for 32 countries. The highest value is 78.27 Percentage of students in Luxembourg; the lowest is 0.5935 Percentage of students in United States of America.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.5 Percentage of students, and the mean is 6.15 Percentage of students.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 132.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 7 fell. The largest increase was in Chile (up 186.8%), and the largest decrease in Norway (down 28.9%).
Share of national tertiary students enrolled abroad: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Luxembourg | 78.27 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 12.31 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 3 | Bulgaria | 10.41 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 4 | Ireland | 7.56 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 5 | Austria | 7.21 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 6 | Switzerland | 6.87 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 7 | Hungary | 5.59 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 8 | Romania | 5.53 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 9 | Norway | 4.56 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 10 | Portugal | 4.51 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 49.6% | rising |
| 11 | Germany | 4.29 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 12 | France | 4.27 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 13 | Czechia | 3.96 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 96.6% | rising |
| 14 | Greece | 3.9 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 15 | Italy | 3.87 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 16 | Belgium | 3.72 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 36.0% | rising |
| 17 | Canada | 3.28 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 18 | Israel | 3.13 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 3.08 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 20 | Finland | 2.86 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 21 | Colombia | 2.3 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 22 | Spain | 2.18 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 28.2% | rising |
| 23 | Denmark | 2.13 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 24 | New Zealand | 2.11 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 25 | OECD | 1.91 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 26 | Chile | 1.57 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 186.8% | rising |
| 27 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 1.46 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 1.6% | falling |
| 28 | Australia | 0.9239 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 0.8527 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 0.8519 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 9.0% | flat |
| 31 | Mexico | 0.7243 Percentage of students | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 32 | United States of America | 0.5935 Percentage of students | 2023 | up 114.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Slovak Republic 20.42 Percentage of students
- Lithuania 7.4 Percentage of students
- Estonia 7.18 Percentage of students
- Croatia 3.93 Percentage of students
- Latvia 6.51 Percentage of students
- Korea 3.14 Percentage of students
- European Union (25 countries) 4.21 Percentage of students
- Slovenia 3.95 Percentage of students
- Netherlands 2.15 Percentage of students
- Poland 1.97 Percentage of students
- Türkiye 0.8243 Percentage of students
About this data
This dataset contains data on the share of national students going abroad. 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.