Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
209
Highest
562,041
China (People’s Republic of)
Lowest
19
Palau
Median
3,971
Years covered
13
2011–2023
Data points
5,393
What the numbers show
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 562,041 in China (People’s Republic of); the lowest is 19 in Palau.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,971, and the mean is 13,909.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29,581.
Over the past decade 172 countries rose and 37 fell. The largest increase was in South Sudan (up 1,126.8%), and the largest decrease in San Marino (down 76.1%).
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People’s Republic of) | 562,041 | 2023 | up 52.8% | rising |
| 2 | India | 325,212 | 2023 | up 509.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Niue | 19 | 2023 | up 280.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Viet Nam | 69,312 | 2023 | up 164.0% | rising |
| 3 | Tokelau | 15 | 2023 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Germany | 68,775 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 4 | Montserrat | 14 | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 5 | United States | 67,962 | 2023 | up 65.1% | rising |
| 5 | Cook Islands | 10 | 2023 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 64,093 | 2023 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 7 | Nigeria | 64,069 | 2023 | up 204.6% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 51,346 | 2023 | up 153.4% | rising |
| 9 | Korea | 49,724 | 2023 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 10 | Ukraine | 46,844 | 2023 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 11 | Iran | 46,051 | 2023 | up 118.5% | rising |
| 12 | Nepal | 45,785 | 2023 | up 363.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Italy | 45,492 | 2023 | up 83.1% | rising |
| 14 | Syria | 40,247 | 2023 | up 405.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Russia | 40,043 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 16 | Morocco | 33,017 | 2023 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 32,811 | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 31,563 | 2023 | up 81.3% | rising |
| 19 | Uzbekistan | 29,186 | 2023 | up 651.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Türkiye | 29,121 | 2023 | up 84.5% | rising |
| 21 | Pakistan | 28,254 | 2023 | up 229.8% | rising |
| 22 | Canada | 28,197 | 2023 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 23 | Spain | 27,296 | 2023 | up 78.2% | rising |
| 24 | Philippines | 25,691 | 2023 | up 282.1% | rising |
| 25 | Peru | 23,286 | 2023 | up 61.4% | rising |
| 26 | Malaysia | 22,983 | 2023 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 22,586 | 2023 | up 337.0% | rising |
| 28 | Greece | 19,923 | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 29 | Hong Kong (China) | 19,789 | 2023 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 30 | United Kingdom | 19,771 | 2023 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 31 | Sri Lanka | 19,653 | 2023 | up 233.7% | rising |
| 32 | Japan | 19,449 | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 33 | Mexico | 19,218 | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 18,944 | 2023 | up 166.0% | rising |
| 35 | Algeria | 18,650 | 2023 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 18,631 | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 37 | Ecuador | 18,323 | 2023 | up 175.0% | rising |
| 38 | Romania | 17,746 | 2023 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 39 | Venezuela | 17,737 | 2023 | up 132.3% | rising |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 16,622 | 2023 | down 17.4% | falling |
| 41 | Slovak Republic | 16,429 | 2023 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 42 | Kazakhstan | 14,912 | 2023 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 43 | Austria | 14,845 | 2023 | up 96.1% | rising |
| 44 | Poland | 14,677 | 2023 | down 7.9% | flat |
| 45 | Cameroon | 14,387 | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 46 | Iraq | 14,024 | 2023 | up 145.2% | rising |
| 47 | Azerbaijan | 13,747 | 2023 | up 323.2% | rising |
| 48 | Tunisia | 13,444 | 2023 | up 103.5% | rising |
| 49 | Yemen | 13,188 | 2023 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 50 | Palestine | 12,828 | 2023 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 51 | Bolivia | 12,415 | 2023 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 52 | Lebanon | 12,350 | 2023 | up 178.9% | rising |
| 53 | Cyprus | 12,293 | 2023 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 12,133 | 2023 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 55 | Kenya | 11,842 | 2023 | up 107.0% | rising |
| 56 | Turkmenistan | 11,828 | 2023 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 57 | Jordan | 11,443 | 2023 | up 85.8% | rising |
| 58 | Afghanistan | 11,258 | 2023 | up 168.9% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 11,205 | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 60 | Singapore | 11,015 | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 61 | Netherlands | 10,659 | 2023 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 62 | Switzerland | 10,594 | 2023 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 63 | Bulgaria | 10,530 | 2023 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 64 | Paraguay | 10,010 | 2023 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 65 | Ireland | 9,911 | 2023 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 66 | Chile | 9,908 | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 67 | Moldova | 9,734 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 68 | Mongolia | 9,527 | 2023 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 69 | Belgium | 9,345 | 2023 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 70 | Albania | 9,238 | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 71 | Portugal | 9,100 | 2023 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 72 | Norway | 8,902 | 2023 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 8,725 | 2023 | up 60.1% | rising |
| 74 | Myanmar | 8,638 | 2023 | up 195.1% | rising |
| 75 | United Arab Emirates | 8,563 | 2023 | up 192.9% | rising |
| 76 | Kuwait | 8,536 | 2023 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 77 | Serbia | 8,394 | 2023 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 78 | Gabon | 8,302 | 2023 | up 193.0% | rising |
| 79 | Oman | 7,938 | 2023 | up 92.2% | rising |
| 80 | Sweden | 7,894 | 2023 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 81 | Hungary | 7,685 | 2023 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 82 | Côte d’Ivoire | 7,604 | 2023 | up 111.3% | rising |
| 83 | Israel | 7,598 | 2023 | up 118.7% | rising |
| 84 | Ghana | 7,503 | 2023 | up 139.5% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 7,264 | 2023 | up 57.6% | rising |
| 86 | Senegal | 7,208 | 2023 | up 80.5% | rising |
| 87 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7,104 | 2023 | up 215.0% | rising |
| 88 | Australia | 6,768 | 2023 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 89 | Czechia | 6,561 | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 90 | Argentina | 6,524 | 2023 | up 64.2% | rising |
| 91 | Sudan | 6,266 | 2023 | up 111.5% | rising |
| 92 | South Africa | 6,152 | 2023 | up 96.0% | rising |
| 93 | Croatia | 5,939 | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 94 | Congo | 5,664 | 2023 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 95 | Finland | 5,566 | 2023 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 96 | Bhutan | 5,449 | 2023 | up 253.8% | rising |
| 97 | Somalia | 5,014 | 2023 | up 317.5% | volatile |
| 98 | Haiti | 4,795 | 2023 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 99 | Angola | 4,756 | 2023 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 100 | Georgia | 4,599 | 2023 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 101 | Chad | 4,551 | 2023 | up 121.2% | rising |
| 102 | Cabo Verde | 4,355 | 2023 | up 119.4% | rising |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 4,139 | 2023 | up 167.4% | rising |
| 104 | Lithuania | 4,074 | 2023 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 105 | Benin | 3,971 | 2023 | up 126.1% | rising |
| 106 | Honduras | 3,719 | 2023 | up 92.7% | rising |
| 107 | Mali | 3,510 | 2023 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 108 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 3,483 | 2023 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 109 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,470 | 2023 | up 392.2% | volatile |
| 110 | Cambodia | 3,422 | 2023 | up 148.5% | rising |
| 111 | Uruguay | 3,411 | 2023 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 112 | Denmark | 3,350 | 2023 | up 20.6% | rising |
| 113 | Madagascar | 3,311 | 2023 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 114 | Mauritius | 3,298 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 115 | Tanzania | 3,268 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 116 | Ethiopia | 3,228 | 2023 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 117 | Togo | 3,140 | 2023 | up 114.5% | rising |
| 118 | Dominican Republic | 3,112 | 2023 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 119 | North Macedonia | 3,106 | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 120 | Jamaica | 3,082 | 2023 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 121 | Montenegro | 3,070 | 2023 | up 54.4% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 2,913 | 2023 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 123 | Rwanda | 2,908 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 124 | Guinea | 2,906 | 2023 | up 49.3% | rising |
| 124 | Uganda | 2,906 | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 126 | Burkina Faso | 2,887 | 2023 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 127 | Cuba | 2,535 | 2023 | up 125.1% | rising |
| 128 | El Salvador | 2,519 | 2023 | up 40.4% | rising |
| 129 | Comoros | 2,405 | 2023 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 130 | Latvia | 2,388 | 2023 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 131 | Mozambique | 2,372 | 2023 | up 234.1% | rising |
| 132 | Nicaragua | 2,275 | 2023 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 133 | New Zealand | 2,258 | 2023 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 134 | Costa Rica | 2,240 | 2023 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 135 | Libya | 2,238 | 2023 | up 23.4% | rising |
| 136 | Niger | 2,222 | 2023 | up 88.8% | rising |
| 137 | Mauritania | 2,216 | 2023 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 138 | Namibia | 2,127 | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 139 | Qatar | 2,085 | 2023 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 140 | Bahrain | 2,082 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 141 | Zambia | 2,081 | 2023 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 142 | Bahamas | 1,967 | 2023 | up 99.5% | rising |
| 143 | Armenia | 1,944 | 2023 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 144 | Guatemala | 1,815 | 2023 | up 35.7% | rising |
| 145 | Estonia | 1,795 | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 146 | Slovenia | 1,753 | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 1,716 | 2023 | up 73.0% | rising |
| 148 | Maldives | 1,635 | 2023 | up 27.6% | rising |
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,611 | 2023 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 150 | Burundi | 1,605 | 2023 | up 67.7% | rising |
| 151 | Iceland | 1,511 | 2023 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 152 | Djibouti | 1,485 | 2023 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 153 | Lesotho | 1,459 | 2023 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 154 | Eswatini | 1,419 | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 155 | Fiji | 1,347 | 2023 | up 142.3% | rising |
| 156 | Botswana | 1,312 | 2023 | down 31.3% | falling |
| 157 | Malawi | 1,295 | 2023 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 158 | Timor-Leste | 1,222 | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 159 | Brunei | 1,170 | 2023 | down 41.4% | falling |
| 160 | Macau (China) | 1,165 | 2023 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 161 | South Sudan | 1,006 | 2023 | up 1,126.8% | volatile |
| 162 | Central African Republic | 974 | 2023 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 163 | Andorra | 936 | 2023 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 164 | Liberia | 904 | 2023 | up 318.5% | volatile |
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 777 | 2023 | up 213.3% | rising |
| 166 | Gambia | 758 | 2023 | up 61.6% | rising |
| 167 | Papua New Guinea | 726 | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 168 | Suriname | 658 | 2023 | up 37.9% | rising |
| 169 | Eritrea | 639 | 2023 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 170 | Solomon Islands | 619 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 171 | Equatorial Guinea | 616 | 2023 | up 22.2% | flat |
| 172 | Barbados | 614 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 173 | Liechtenstein | 595 | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 174 | Guyana | 574 | 2023 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 175 | Dominica | 562 | 2023 | up 108.9% | rising |
| 176 | Malta | 560 | 2023 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 177 | Gibraltar | 494 | 2023 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 178 | Bermuda | 490 | 2023 | down 32.8% | falling |
| 179 | Sierra Leone | 481 | 2023 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 180 | Vanuatu | 466 | 2023 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Lucia | 430 | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 182 | Seychelles | 416 | 2023 | up 54.6% | rising |
| 183 | Puerto Rico | 391 | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 184 | North Korea | 390 | 2023 | down 30.2% | falling |
| 185 | Cayman Islands | 367 | 2023 | up 103.9% | rising |
| 186 | Belize | 352 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 187 | Tonga | 329 | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 188 | Antigua and Barbuda | 320 | 2023 | up 63.3% | rising |
| 189 | Samoa | 301 | 2023 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 190 | Kiribati | 287 | 2023 | down 18.5% | falling |
| 191 | San Marino | 284 | 2023 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 283 | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 193 | Monaco | 246 | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 194 | Grenada | 195 | 2023 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 195 | British Virgin Islands | 173 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 196 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 167 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 197 | Aruba | 105 | 2023 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 198 | Tuvalu | 101 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 199 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 83 | 2023 | up 56.6% | rising |
| 200 | Curaçao | 45 | 2023 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 201 | Marshall Islands | 42 | 2023 | up 121.1% | volatile |
| 202 | Nauru | 36 | 2023 | up 20.0% | falling |
| 203 | Micronesia (country) | 28 | 2023 | down 54.8% | falling |
| 203 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 28 | 2023 | up 64.7% | rising |
| 205 | Palau | 19 | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 3.35 million
- SDG: World 3.35 million
- UIS: World 3.35 million
- UNICEF: World 3.35 million
- WB: World 3.35 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 2.34 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 2.23 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 2.18 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 2.17 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 2.04 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 1.75 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 1.53 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release