Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
133
Highest
66,310
Germany
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
91
Years covered
28
1997β2024
Data points
4,196
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern Europe, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 66,310 in Germany; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 91, and the mean is 3,651.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 35 fell. The largest increase was in Mozambique (up 1,300.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 66,310 | 2023 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 1 | Anguilla | 0 | 2008 | β | flat |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 1 | Montserrat | 0 | 2006 | β | flat |
| 1 | Niue | 0 | 2002 | β | flat |
| 1 | Tokelau | 0 | 2020 | β | flat |
| 2 | Poland | 56,650 | 2023 | up 245.6% | volatile |
| 3 | Czechia | 38,911 | 2023 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 4 | United Kingdom | 33,894 | 2023 | down 13.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 24,606 | 2024 | down 44.7% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 23,498 | 2023 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 7 | Italy | 19,540 | 2023 | down 39.9% | rising |
| 8 | Austria | 18,859 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 9 | Slovak Republic | 16,505 | 2023 | up 142.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Romania | 15,162 | 2023 | up 56.2% | rising |
| 11 | France | 14,975 | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 12 | Netherlands | 14,747 | 2019 | up 571.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Hungary | 9,927 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 14 | Serbia | 9,736 | 2024 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 15 | Denmark | 7,610 | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Slovenia | 6,740 | 2023 | up 226.2% | volatile |
| 17 | TΓΌrkiye | 6,536 | 2022 | up 54.8% | rising |
| 18 | Switzerland | 5,951 | 2023 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 19 | Canada | 5,601 | 2023 | up 64.6% | volatile |
| 20 | Spain | 5,543 | 2023 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 5,434 | 2023 | down 26.2% | rising |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,299 | 2023 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 23 | Finland | 4,705 | 2023 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 24 | Lithuania | 4,446 | 2023 | up 66.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Azerbaijan | 4,296 | 2024 | up 57.2% | flat |
| 26 | North Macedonia | 4,061 | 2023 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Croatia | 3,735 | 2023 | up 967.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Republic of Moldova | 3,669 | 2024 | up 484.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Greece | 3,365 | 2023 | down 69.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 3,288 | 2023 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 3,144 | 2024 | down 58.9% | falling |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 3,065 | 2024 | up 51.9% | rising |
| 33 | Australia | 2,984 | 2022 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 34 | Armenia | 2,848 | 2024 | up 105.6% | rising |
| 35 | Sweden | 2,763 | 2023 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 2,545 | 2024 | up 70.7% | falling |
| 37 | Belarus | 2,319 | 2024 | down 15.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Latvia | 2,179 | 2023 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 1,829 | 2023 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 1,822 | 2014 | β | volatile |
| 41 | Korea | 1,725 | 2023 | up 186.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Japan | 1,447 | 2023 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 43 | Estonia | 1,427 | 2023 | up 197.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Ireland | 1,156 | 2022 | up 104.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 1,142 | 2023 | up 35.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Saudi Arabia | 1,138 | 2024 | down 42.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Georgia | 838 | 2023 | up 43.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Uzbekistan | 815 | 2024 | up 494.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Cyprus | 724 | 2023 | up 102.8% | falling |
| 50 | Luxembourg | 491 | 2023 | up 74.1% | rising |
| 51 | Malta | 453.5 | 2023 | up 192.6% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 445 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 53 | Argentina | 409 | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Albania | 396 | 2024 | down 47.2% | falling |
| 55 | India | 362 | 2023 | up 262.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Iceland | 339 | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 57 | Mongolia | 319 | 2024 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 58 | Jordan | 316 | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 59 | New Zealand | 306.62 | 2023 | down 36.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Egypt | 294 | 2024 | down 64.6% | falling |
| 61 | Thailand | 252 | 2024 | up 29.2% | volatile |
| 62 | Qatar | 251 | 2024 | up 221.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Brazil | 210 | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 64 | Hong Kong (China) | 172 | 2024 | up 109.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 121 | 2017 | down 2.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Iran | 120 | 2020 | up 263.6% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 91 | 2023 | down 38.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Monaco | 89 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 69 | Philippines | 82 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 70 | Morocco | 73 | 2024 | down 60.5% | volatile |
| 71 | Indonesia | 50 | 2018 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 44 | 2022 | up 388.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Liechtenstein | 41 | 2021 | up 78.3% | volatile |
| 74 | Ecuador | 36 | 2023 | down 18.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Colombia | 33 | 2022 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 75 | Niger | 33 | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 77 | Chile | 31 | 2023 | up 675.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 24 | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 79 | Bahrain | 22 | 2024 | up 120.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Grenada | 21 | 2018 | up 40.0% | rising |
| 81 | Oman | 18 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 82 | Tunisia | 16 | 2023 | down 54.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Mozambique | 14 | 2018 | up 1,300.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Andorra | 12 | 2024 | up 1,100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Costa Rica | 12 | 2020 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 86 | Macau (China) | 6 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Ghana | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Namibia | 5 | 2022 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 90 | Cuba | 3 | 2024 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritania | 3 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 90 | Mauritius | 3 | 2024 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Honduras | 2 | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 2023 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Aruba | 1 | 2016 | β | volatile |
| 95 | Barbados | 1 | 2011 | β | volatile |
| 95 | San Marino | 1 | 2024 | down 95.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 99 | Burundi | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 99 | Benin | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 99 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 99 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Botswana | 0 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 99 | CΓ΄te d'Ivoire | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Comoros | 0 | 2014 | β | flat |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 0 | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 99 | Djibouti | 0 | 2011 | β | flat |
| 99 | Gibraltar | 0 | 2005 | β | flat |
| 99 | Cambodia | 0 | 2021 | β | volatile |
| 99 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 99 | Lesotho | 0 | 2018 | β | flat |
| 99 | Madagascar | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 99 | Maldives | 0 | 2003 | β | flat |
| 99 | Mali | 0 | 2015 | β | volatile |
| 99 | Nauru | 0 | 2002 | β | flat |
| 99 | Palestine, State of | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 99 | Rwanda | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 | 2005 | β | flat |
| 99 | Eswatini | 0 | 2015 | β | flat |
| 99 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 0 | 2002 | β | flat |
| 99 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 99 | Samoa | 0 | 2023 | β | flat |
| 99 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2015 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 480,838
- SDG: World 480,838
- UIS: World 480,838
- WB: World 480,838
- UNICEF: World 480,674
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 469,068
- MDG: Developed Regions 454,523
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 450,530
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 447,240
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 438,147
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 437,693
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 428,956
About this data
February 2026 Data Release