social2023
Share of students studying abroad
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
26.2%
Median: 6.0%
Countries Covered
197
with available data
Highest
Cook Islands
1,724.1%
Lowest
North Korea
0.2%
Top 5 Countries
1Cook Islands1,724.1%
2Anguilla280.5%
3Luxembourg167.2%
4Bermuda166.7%
5Equatorial Guinea130.4%
By Region
Other39.3%(117 countries)
Europe11.6%(32 countries)
Asia5.9%(26 countries)
Africa2.8%(9 countries)
South America1.9%(7 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.2%)High (1,724.1%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 26.2%)
Other (117)
Europe (32)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
North America (4)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cook Islands | 1,724.1% |
| 2 | Anguilla | 280.5% |
| 3 | Luxembourg | 167.2% |
| 4 | Bermuda | 166.7% |
| 5 | Equatorial Guinea | 130.4% |
| 6 | Liechtenstein | 124.5% |
| 7 | Comoros | 102.3% |
| 8 | Montserrat | 98.4% |
| 9 | Bhutan | 94.6% |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 89.1% |
| 11 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 85.0% |
| 12 | Seychelles | 71.4% |
| 13 | Djibouti | 64.6% |
| 14 | Turkmenistan | 64.5% |
| 15 | Andorra | 62.3% |
| 16 | San Marino | 58.3% |
| 17 | Virgin Islands, British | 53.1% |
| 18 | Gabon | 46.9% |
| 19 | Cyprus | 44.5% |
| 20 | Guinea-Bissau | 41.3% |
| 21 | Monaco | 40.8% |
| 22 | Samoa | 39.3% |
| 23 | Cayman Islands | 39.1% |
| 24 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 38.7% |
| 25 | Saint Lucia | 38.6% |
| 26 | Eswatini | 34.9% |
| 27 | Trinidad and Tobago | 33.6% |
| 28 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 33.1% |
| 29 | Antigua and Barbuda | 32.9% |
| 30 | Cape Verde | 31.7% |
| 31 | Suriname | 31.1% |
| 32 | Malawi | 29.8% |
| 33 | Chad | 29.3% |
| 34 | Sao Tome and Principe | 27.5% |
| 35 | Tonga | 26.5% |
| 36 | Republic of the Congo | 25.5% |
| 37 | Republic of The Gambia | 25.1% |
| 38 | Mauritania | 24.8% |
| 39 | Montenegro | 24.8% |
| 40 | Moldova, Republic of | 23.9% |
| 41 | Marshall Islands | 22.6% |
| 42 | Maldives | 22.3% |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 21.3% |
| 44 | Slovakia | 21.2% |
| 45 | Aruba | 20.1% |
| 46 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.0% |
| 47 | Kuwait | 19.7% |
| 48 | Eritrea | 19.7% |
| 49 | Guyana | 19.0% |
| 50 | Nepal | 18.7% |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 18.2% |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 17.2% |
| 53 | Central African Republic | 16.7% |
| 54 | Mauritius | 14.5% |
| 55 | Hong Kong | 14.4% |
| 56 | State of Palestine | 14.2% |
| 57 | Lesotho | 14.2% |
| 58 | Oman | 13.8% |
| 59 | Qatar | 13.0% |
| 60 | Iceland | 12.7% |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 12.7% |
| 62 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 12.5% |
| 63 | Albania | 12.4% |
| 64 | Mongolia | 11.9% |
| 65 | Sri Lanka | 11.6% |
| 66 | Lebanon | 11.3% |
| 67 | Kazakhstan | 10.8% |
| 68 | Mali | 10.6% |
| 69 | Barbados | 10.0% |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 9.9% |
| 71 | Belize | 9.9% |
| 72 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 9.6% |
| 73 | Tunisia | 9.6% |
| 74 | Niger | 9.3% |
| 75 | Jordan | 8.9% |
| 76 | Zambia | 8.8% |
| 77 | Belarus | 8.7% |
| 78 | Singapore | 8.6% |
| 79 | Bahrain | 8.6% |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 8.2% |
| 81 | Cameroon | 8.1% |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | 8.0% |
| 83 | Benin | 7.9% |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 7.7% |
| 85 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7.6% |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 7.4% |
| 87 | Estonia | 7.4% |
| 88 | Ireland | 6.9% |
| 89 | Lithuania | 6.9% |
| 90 | Senegal | 6.8% |
| 91 | Ukraine | 6.6% |
| 92 | Guinea | 6.5% |
| 93 | Togo | 6.4% |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 6.3% |
| 95 | Austria | 6.2% |
| 96 | Croatia | 6.1% |
| 97 | Latvia | 6.1% |
| 98 | Rwanda | 6.1% |
| 99 | Timor-Leste | 6.0% |
| 100 | Switzerland | 5.9% |
| 101 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.9% |
| 102 | Serbia | 5.8% |
| 103 | Burundi | 5.8% |
| 104 | Jamaica | 5.7% |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 5.7% |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 5.7% |
| 107 | Georgia | 5.6% |
| 108 | Grenada | 5.4% |
| 109 | Morocco | 5.3% |
| 110 | Romania | 5.3% |
| 111 | Namibia | 5.2% |
| 112 | Botswana | 5.1% |
| 113 | Yemen | 5.1% |
| 114 | Armenia | 5.1% |
| 115 | Malta | 5.0% |
| 116 | Hungary | 4.7% |
| 117 | Vietnam | 4.6% |
| 118 | Norway | 4.6% |
| 119 | Israel | 4.6% |
| 120 | Macao | 4.4% |
| 121 | Greece | 4.3% |
| 122 | Pakistan | 4.2% |
| 123 | Palau | 4.2% |
| 124 | Malaysia | 4.1% |
| 125 | France | 4.0% |
| 126 | Italy | 3.9% |
| 127 | Portugal | 3.9% |
| 128 | Germany | 3.8% |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 3.8% |
| 130 | Nigeria | 3.8% |
| 131 | Paraguay | 3.8% |
| 132 | Slovenia | 3.6% |
| 133 | Angola | 3.6% |
| 134 | Fiji | 3.5% |
| 135 | Ghana | 3.4% |
| 136 | Ecuador | 3.3% |
| 137 | Uganda | 3.3% |
| 138 | Czech Republic | 3.3% |
| 139 | South Korea | 3.2% |
| 140 | Belgium | 3.2% |
| 141 | Madagascar | 3.2% |
| 142 | Kenya | 3.1% |
| 143 | Cambodia | 3.0% |
| 144 | Sweden | 3.0% |
| 145 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2.9% |
| 146 | Canada | 2.8% |
| 147 | Saudi Arabia | 2.8% |
| 148 | Uruguay | 2.8% |
| 149 | Panama | 2.7% |
| 150 | Finland | 2.6% |
| 151 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 2.6% |
| 152 | El Salvador | 2.5% |
| 153 | Colombia | 2.5% |
| 154 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2.5% |
| 155 | Algeria | 2.3% |
| 156 | Nicaragua | 2.2% |
| 157 | Spain | 2.1% |
| 158 | Honduras | 2.1% |
| 159 | Denmark | 2.0% |
| 160 | India | 1.9% |
| 161 | Netherlands | 1.9% |
| 162 | Bangladesh | 1.9% |
| 163 | New Zealand | 1.9% |
| 164 | Sudan | 1.9% |
| 165 | Egypt | 1.8% |
| 166 | People's Republic of China | 1.8% |
| 167 | Curaçao | 1.7% |
| 168 | Liberia | 1.7% |
| 169 | Costa Rica | 1.7% |
| 170 | Poland | 1.7% |
| 171 | Peru | 1.7% |
| 172 | Thailand | 1.6% |
| 173 | Chile | 1.5% |
| 174 | Cuba | 1.5% |
| 175 | Mozambique | 1.5% |
| 176 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.4% |
| 177 | United Kingdom | 1.3% |
| 178 | Iraq | 1.3% |
| 179 | Myanmar | 1.2% |
| 180 | South Africa | 1.1% |
| 181 | Dominican Republic | 1.0% |
| 182 | Russian Federation | 0.9% |
| 183 | Brazil | 0.9% |
| 184 | Philippines | 0.9% |
| 185 | Japan | 0.9% |
| 186 | Ethiopia | 0.8% |
| 187 | Venezuela | 0.8% |
| 188 | Guatemala | 0.8% |
| 189 | Australia | 0.8% |
| 190 | Mexico | 0.7% |
| 191 | Türkiye | 0.7% |
| 192 | Indonesia | 0.7% |
| 193 | Libya | 0.7% |
| 194 | United States of America | 0.7% |
| 195 | Puerto Rico | 0.4% |
| 196 | Argentina | 0.3% |
| 197 | North Korea | 0.2% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).
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