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Outbound international students (tertiary education) — number of students studying abroad

Number of tertiary-level students from each country enrolled in degree programs abroad (UNESCO UIS, 2022), showing global mobility in higher education.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)•175 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
26,298.9students
Median: 9,000.0students
Countries Covered
175
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
1,000,000.0students
Lowest
Barbados
700.0students
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China1,000,000.0students
2India450,000.0students
3Germany120,000.0students
4South Korea110,000.0students
5France90,000.0students
By Region
Asia95,480.0students(25 countries)
North America29,750.0students(4 countries)
South America25,542.9students(7 countries)
Africa24,222.2students(9 countries)
Europe22,881.3students(32 countries)
Key Findings
  • •International student mobility is highly concentrated: a small number of origin countries account for a large share of globally mobile tertiary students.
  • •Totals reflect both capacity constraints at home and pull factors abroad (language, scholarships, migration pathways, and perceived education quality).
  • •Comparing outbound totals alongside domestic tertiary enrollment can reveal which systems rely most on overseas study to meet demand.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0students)High (1,100,000.0students)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 26,298.9students)

Asia (25)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (32)
Other (96)
Oceania (2)

About This Statistic

This statistic counts how many tertiary (higher-education) students are studying outside their country of origin in a given year. It highlights global education mobility: which countries are major “exporters” of students and how strongly domestic demand, scholarship programs, language, and migration pathways shape study-abroad flows.

The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) “International student mobility” data, compiled from host-country administrative records (i.e., enrollments reported by destination countries) and attributed back to students’ countries of origin. Values represent headcounts (not rates) and can be strongly influenced by population size and the propensity to study abroad.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1People's Republic of China1,000,000.0students
2India450,000.0students
3Germany120,000.0students
4South Korea110,000.0students
5France90,000.0students
6Kazakhstan90,000.0students
7Nepal85,000.0students
8Brazil70,000.0students
9Russian Federation65,000.0students
10Türkiye65,000.0students
11Bangladesh65,000.0students
12Indonesia60,000.0students
13Islamic Republic of Iran60,000.0students
14Italy60,000.0students
15Japan60,000.0students
16Malaysia60,000.0students
17Pakistan60,000.0students
18Vietnam60,000.0students
19United States of America60,000.0students
20Colombia50,000.0students
21United Kingdom50,000.0students
22Bulgaria45,000.0students
23Ethiopia45,000.0students
24Nigeria45,000.0students
25Philippines45,000.0students
26Ukraine45,000.0students
27Greece40,000.0students
28Morocco40,000.0students
29Poland40,000.0students
30Saudi Arabia40,000.0students
31Syrian Arab Republic40,000.0students
32Egypt40,000.0students
33Jordan35,000.0students
34Lebanon35,000.0students
35Romania35,000.0students
36Thailand35,000.0students
37Uzbekistan35,000.0students
38Mexico30,000.0students
39Sri Lanka25,000.0students
40Dominican Republic25,000.0students
41Netherlands25,000.0students
42Peru25,000.0students
43Spain25,000.0students
44Albania21,000.0students
45Canada20,000.0students
46Iraq20,000.0students
47Libya20,000.0students
48Yemen20,000.0students
49Ireland18,000.0students
50Myanmar16,000.0students
51Guinea16,000.0students
52Ecuador15,000.0students
53Haiti15,000.0students
54Kenya15,000.0students
55Sudan15,000.0students
56Bhutan15,000.0students
57Belarus14,000.0students
58Cambodia13,000.0students
59Chile13,000.0students
60Cameroon12,000.0students
61Democratic Republic of the Congo12,000.0students
62Cuba12,000.0students
63Cote d'Ivoire12,000.0students
64Mali12,000.0students
65Mozambique12,000.0students
66Niger12,000.0students
67Norway12,000.0students
68Singapore12,000.0students
69South Africa12,000.0students
70Zimbabwe12,000.0students
71Sweden12,000.0students
72Tajikistan12,000.0students
73Uganda12,000.0students
74United Republic of Tanzania12,000.0students
75Venezuela12,000.0students
76Afghanistan12,000.0students
77Austria12,000.0students
78Serbia11,000.0students
79Switzerland11,000.0students
80Antigua and Barbuda11,000.0students
81Australia10,500.0students
82Eritrea10,000.0students
83Qatar10,000.0students
84Tunisia10,000.0students
85Costa Rica9,000.0students
86Ghana9,000.0students
87Guatemala9,000.0students
88Israel9,000.0students
89Madagascar9,000.0students
90Oman9,000.0students
91Paraguay9,000.0students
92Portugal9,000.0students
93Slovakia9,000.0students
94Burkina Faso9,000.0students
95Czech Republic8,000.0students
96Georgia8,000.0students
97Honduras8,000.0students
98Hungary8,000.0students
99North Korea8,000.0students
100Lao People's Democratic Republic8,000.0students
101Malawi8,000.0students
102Montenegro8,000.0students
103Panama8,000.0students
104Senegal8,000.0students
105Brunei Darussalam8,000.0students
106Chad7,000.0students
107Denmark7,000.0students
108Fiji7,000.0students
109Finland7,000.0students
110State of Palestine7,000.0students
111Kuwait7,000.0students
112Kyrgyzstan7,000.0students
113United Arab Emirates7,000.0students
114Zambia7,000.0students
115Algeria7,000.0students
116Andorra6,500.0students
117Benin6,000.0students
118El Salvador6,000.0students
119Lesotho6,000.0students
120Liberia6,000.0students
121Mongolia6,000.0students
122New Caledonia6,000.0students
123Nicaragua6,000.0students
124Rwanda6,000.0students
125Sierra Leone6,000.0students
126Belgium6,000.0students
127Bolivia6,000.0students
128Croatia5,000.0students
129Cyprus5,000.0students
130Lithuania5,000.0students
131Mauritania5,000.0students
132Moldova, Republic of5,000.0students
133New Zealand5,000.0students
134Somalia5,000.0students
135The Republic of North Macedonia5,000.0students
136Uruguay5,000.0students
137Angola5,000.0students
138Botswana5,000.0students
139Equatorial Guinea4,500.0students
140Cayman Islands4,000.0students
141Trinidad and Tobago4,000.0students
142Latvia3,500.0students
143Malta3,500.0students
144Mauritius3,500.0students
145Slovenia3,500.0students
146Azerbaijan3,500.0students
147Bahrain3,500.0students
148Cape Verde3,000.0students
149Djibouti3,000.0students
150Namibia3,000.0students
151Papua New Guinea3,000.0students
152South Sudan3,000.0students
153Togo3,000.0students
154Armenia3,000.0students
155Burundi2,500.0students
156Central African Republic2,500.0students
157Estonia2,500.0students
158Faroe Islands2,500.0students
159Gabon2,500.0students
160Vanuatu2,500.0students
161Belize2,500.0students
162Iceland1,500.0students
163Eswatini1,500.0students
164Republic of the Congo1,200.0students
165Luxembourg1,200.0students
166Monaco1,200.0students
167Republic of The Gambia1,000.0students
168Suriname1,000.0students
169Solomon Islands1,000.0students
170Maldives900.0students
171Bosnia and Herzegovina900.0students
172Argentina800.0students
173Aruba700.0students
174Bahamas700.0students
175Barbados700.0students
Showing 175 of 175 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (2022).

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