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Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)

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UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) (CC BY-SA 4.0)CC BY-SA 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1China1.08M
  2. 2India833,835
  3. 3Nigeria146,286
  4. 4Germany128,287
  5. 5Viet Nam128,186
  6. 6Uzbekistan120,563
  7. 7United States118,150
  8. 8France115,006
  9. 9Pakistan114,849
  10. 10Nepal108,273
  11. 11Syrian Arab Republic105,160
  12. 12Iran, Islamic Rep.99,161
  13. 13Ukraine95,630
  14. 14Korea, Rep.89,693
  15. 15Brazil89,459
  16. 16Italy86,837
  17. 17Bangladesh76,328
  18. 18Kazakhstan75,396
  19. 19Morocco75,186
  20. 20Indonesia70,174
  21. 21Egypt, Arab Rep.68,024
  22. 22Turkiye66,914
  23. 23Russian Federation65,389
  24. 24Colombia63,132
  25. 25Turkmenistan62,124
  26. 26Canada52,121
  27. 27Azerbaijan50,821
  28. 28Spain50,755
  29. 29Malaysia47,047
  30. 30Iraq44,061
  31. 31Saudi Arabia42,366
  32. 32Peru42,068
  33. 33Sri Lanka41,661
  34. 34Philippines41,440
  35. 35United Kingdom40,906
  36. 36Hong Kong SAR, China40,904
  37. 37Mexico38,560
  38. 38Algeria38,304
  39. 39Greece37,658
  40. 40Yemen, Rep.37,557
  41. 41Ecuador36,571
  42. 42Afghanistan34,833
  43. 43Jordan33,901
  44. 44Cameroon33,755
  45. 45Japan33,542
  46. 46Thailand32,646
  47. 47Tajikistan32,202
  48. 48Venezuela, RB31,971
  49. 49West Bank and Gaza31,786
  50. 50Lebanon29,975
  51. 51Slovak Republic29,654
  52. 52Tunisia29,353
  53. 53Romania28,437
  54. 54Belarus27,244
  55. 55Austria27,055
  56. 56Zimbabwe24,392
  57. 57Ghana23,842
  58. 58Cyprus23,542
  59. 59Kenya23,211
  60. 60Poland22,840
  61. 61Kuwait21,972
  62. 62Bolivia21,077
  63. 63Chile20,535
  64. 64Singapore20,488
  65. 65Congo, Dem. Rep.20,127
  66. 66Switzerland19,909
  67. 67Senegal19,498
  68. 68Chad19,488
  69. 69United Arab Emirates19,316
  70. 70Moldova18,928
  71. 71Netherlands18,922
  72. 72Israel18,745
  73. 73Cote d'Ivoire18,675
  74. 74Bulgaria18,244
  75. 75Sudan17,828
  76. 76Belgium17,817
  77. 77Mongolia17,350
  78. 78Gabon16,671
  79. 79Ireland16,573
  80. 80Portugal16,557
  81. 81Somalia, Fed. Rep.16,504
  82. 82Myanmar16,360
  83. 83Kyrgyz Republic16,306
  84. 84Oman16,260
  85. 85Bosnia and Herzegovina15,366
  86. 86Albania15,073
  87. 87Paraguay14,663
  88. 88Norway14,425
  89. 89Serbia14,371
  90. 90Sweden14,094
  91. 91Congo, Rep.14,055
  92. 92Hungary13,529
  93. 93Australia13,383
  94. 94Luxembourg13,332
  95. 95South Africa13,270
  96. 96Argentina12,445
  97. 97Angola11,955
  98. 98Haiti11,427
  99. 99Ethiopia11,148
  100. 100Benin11,144
  101. 101Czechia11,123
  102. 102Guinea10,493
  103. 103Mali10,362
  104. 104Bhutan10,309
  105. 105Guinea-Bissau10,267
  106. 106Croatia9,635
  107. 107Georgia9,159
  108. 108Togo8,897
  109. 109Niger8,754
  110. 110Finland8,555
  111. 111Cambodia8,489
  112. 112Burkina Faso8,463
  113. 113Lao PDR8,116
  114. 114Libya7,898
  115. 115Tanzania7,877
  116. 116Mauritania7,828
  117. 117Cabo Verde7,675
  118. 118Honduras7,302
  119. 119Rwanda7,253
  120. 120Uganda7,108
  121. 121Lithuania7,056
  122. 122Mauritius6,695
  123. 123Madagascar6,133
  124. 124Qatar6,039
  125. 125Denmark5,985
  126. 126Comoros5,905
  127. 127Panama5,725
  128. 128Jamaica5,655
  129. 129North Macedonia5,610
  130. 130Dominican Republic5,599
  131. 131Mozambique5,594
  132. 132Uruguay5,583
  133. 133Zambia5,318
  134. 134Montenegro5,251
  135. 135El Salvador5,096
  136. 136Cuba4,914
  137. 137Armenia4,851
  138. 138New Zealand4,652
  139. 139Bahrain4,632
  140. 140Costa Rica4,589
  141. 141Latvia4,567
  142. 142Djibouti4,419
  143. 143Nicaragua4,215
  144. 144Namibia4,057
  145. 145Burundi4,038
  146. 146Bahamas, The3,996
  147. 147Guatemala3,936
  148. 148Trinidad and Tobago3,469
  149. 149Estonia3,243
  150. 150Solomon Islands3,155
  151. 151Malawi3,027
  152. 152Eswatini3,005
  153. 153Maldives2,972
  154. 154Slovenia2,881
  155. 155Gambia, The2,802
  156. 156Timor-Leste2,794
  157. 157Central African Republic2,723
  158. 158South Sudan2,663
  159. 159Lesotho2,661
  160. 160Botswana2,635
  161. 161Iceland2,575
  162. 162Fiji2,564
  163. 163Macao SAR, China2,201
  164. 164Brunei Darussalam2,135
  165. 165Liberia2,085
  166. 166Sierra Leone1,757
  167. 167Vanuatu1,755
  168. 168Equatorial Guinea1,716
  169. 169Andorra1,688
  170. 170Sao Tome and Principe1,577
  171. 171Eritrea1,561
  172. 172Papua New Guinea1,499
  173. 173Guyana1,339
  174. 174Dominica1,210
  175. 175Tonga1,209
  176. 176Liechtenstein1,186
  177. 177Barbados1,183
  178. 178Malta1,062
  179. 179Suriname1,059
  180. 180Samoa1,020
  181. 181Kiribati1,001
  182. 182Bermuda972
  183. 183Gibraltar955
  184. 184Korea, Dem. People's Rep.899
  185. 185Belize879
  186. 186St. Lucia769
  187. 187Seychelles740
  188. 188St. Vincent and the Grenadines733
  189. 189Cayman Islands704
  190. 190Puerto Rico (US)678
  191. 191Antigua and Barbuda640
  192. 192San Marino538
  193. 193St. Kitts and Nevis496
  194. 194Monaco473
  195. 195Grenada453
  196. 196Tuvalu399
  197. 197British Virgin Islands326
  198. 198Aruba300
  199. 199Marshall Islands184
  200. 200Turks and Caicos Islands169
  201. 201Sint Maarten (Dutch part)152
  202. 202Naoero133
  203. 203Curacao105
  204. 204Micronesia, Fed. Sts.94
  205. 205Palau49

Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying abroad, all countries, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number)