Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
99
Highest
201,520
Russia
Lowest
0
Trinidad and Tobago
Median
76
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
4,152
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 99 countries. The highest value is 201,520 in Russia; the lowest is 0 in Trinidad and Tobago.
The median across all reporting countries is 76, and the mean is 3,968.
Over the past decade 52 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Hong Kong (up 9,425.0%), and the largest decrease in Dominican Republic (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students … both UIS estimate Central: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 201,520 | 2024 | up 84.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Turkey | 55,581 | 2022 | up 359.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Kyrgyzstan | 27,427 | 2024 | up 275.3% | volatile |
| 4 | South Korea | 16,789 | 2023 | up 409.4% | volatile |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 14,643 | 2024 | up 88.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 8,383 | 2023 | up 54.1% | rising |
| 7 | United States | 8,174 | 2023 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 8 | Ukraine | 6,576 | 2024 | down 75.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Poland | 6,180 | 2023 | up 565.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Belarus | 5,411 | 2024 | down 39.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Italy | 4,364 | 2023 | up 539.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Czechia | 4,151 | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 13 | United Kingdom | 3,826 | 2023 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 3,319 | 2023 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Hungary | 2,599 | 2023 | up 1,320.2% | volatile |
| 16 | France | 2,115 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 17 | Uzbekistan | 2,037 | 2024 | up 353.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Australia | 1,935 | 2022 | up 368.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Latvia | 1,690 | 2023 | up 206.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Tajikistan | 1,216 | 2017 | down 50.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Malaysia | 1,193 | 2024 | down 61.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Canada | 1,188 | 2023 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Austria | 1,104 | 2023 | up 43.0% | volatile |
| 24 | Armenia | 1,077 | 2024 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 25 | Georgia | 829 | 2023 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 761 | 2024 | up 43.9% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 758 | 2024 | down 43.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Lithuania | 737 | 2023 | up 277.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Spain | 555 | 2023 | up 148.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Belgium | 505 | 2023 | up 120.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Egypt | 455 | 2024 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 32 | Netherlands | 405 | 2019 | up 610.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Estonia | 382 | 2023 | up 470.1% | volatile |
| 34 | Hong Kong | 381 | 2024 | up 9,425.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Iran | 379 | 2020 | up 362.2% | volatile |
| 36 | Slovakia | 378 | 2023 | up 390.9% | volatile |
| 37 | India | 353 | 2023 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Greece | 342 | 2023 | down 36.4% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 291 | 2023 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 40 | Israel | 271 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 41 | Finland | 248 | 2023 | up 115.7% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | 243 | 2024 | up 2,330.0% | volatile |
| 43 | Romania | 235 | 2023 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Sweden | 213.79 | 2023 | up 33.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 195 | 2023 | down 37.5% | volatile |
| 46 | Jordan | 186 | 2024 | up 232.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 136 | 2023 | down 25.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Qatar | 110 | 2024 | up 1,733.3% | volatile |
| 49 | Portugal | 99 | 2023 | up 209.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Argentina | 76 | 2023 | up 1,166.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Thailand | 74 | 2024 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 52 | Ireland | 67 | 2022 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Brazil | 57 | 2023 | up 533.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Moldova | 49 | 2024 | up 58.1% | volatile |
| 55 | Luxembourg | 45 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Malta | 45 | 2023 | up 462.5% | volatile |
| 57 | New Zealand | 43 | 2023 | down 49.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Denmark | 38 | 2023 | down 36.7% | rising |
| 59 | Cyprus | 36 | 2023 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 59 | Mongolia | 36 | 2024 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 61 | North Macedonia | 33 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 62 | Slovenia | 31 | 2023 | up 82.4% | volatile |
| 63 | Croatia | 26 | 2023 | up 2,500.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Vietnam | 26 | 2022 | down 10.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | 2023 | up 733.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Laos | 25 | 2020 | up 108.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Indonesia | 21 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 67 | Philippines | 21 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 69 | Serbia | 16 | 2024 | up 220.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 10 | 2024 | down 41.2% | falling |
| 71 | South Africa | 9 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Iceland | 4 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 72 | Monaco | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 74 | Bahrain | 3 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Chile | 3 | 2023 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 74 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2021 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Grenada | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Mozambique | 2 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritania | 2 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Tanzania | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Aruba | 1 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Botswana | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Ghana | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 81 | Macao | 1 | 2024 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Namibia | 1 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Colombia | 0 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Ecuador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Cambodia | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Oman | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | Rwanda | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 87 | El Salvador | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 388,300
- SDG: World 388,300
- UIS: World 388,300
- WB: World 388,300
- UNICEF: World 387,924
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 361,951
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 352,318
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 352,273
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 319,520
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 313,340
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 313,340
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 259,938
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 257,226
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 256,398
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 245,250
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 244,704
- MDG: Developed Regions 242,117
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 241,850
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 238,491
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 236,513
- SDG: Europe 227,151
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 141,038
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 140,582
- WB: Oecd Members 126,192
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 123,744
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 77,637
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 73,664
- UIS: Central Asia 69,580
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 69,550
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 68,862
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 68,780
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 67,906
- AIMS: Central Asia 67,168
- SDG: Central Asia 67,168
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 58,460
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 58,100
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 57,618
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 56,921
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 56,319
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 54,886
About this data
February 2026 Data Release