Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
113
Highest
385,181
United States
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
258
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
4,130
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the Pacific, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 385,181 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.
The median across all reporting countries is 258, and the mean is 13,657.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Tajikistan (up 3,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 385,181 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 221,681 | 2023 | up 59.3% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 203,916 | 2023 | up 22.7% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 101,787 | 2023 | up 82.8% | volatile |
| 5 | South Korea | 94,783 | 2023 | up 115.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Malaysia | 72,532 | 2024 | up 238.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Hong Kong | 70,207 | 2024 | up 155.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 58,366 | 2023 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 52,827 | 2024 | up 316.6% | volatile |
| 10 | Macao | 39,852 | 2024 | up 273.8% | rising |
| 11 | Thailand | 35,724 | 2024 | up 240.8% | volatile |
| 12 | France | 32,188 | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 22,366 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 14 | Egypt | 15,127 | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 15 | Ukraine | 10,667 | 2024 | up 282.1% | volatile |
| 16 | Netherlands | 8,524 | 2019 | up 245.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 8,065 | 2023 | down 31.3% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 7,474 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 19 | Belarus | 7,358 | 2024 | up 358.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Vietnam | 7,287 | 2022 | up 127.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | 6,425 | 2022 | up 739.9% | volatile |
| 22 | Hungary | 6,075 | 2023 | up 380.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Indonesia | 5,699 | 2018 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 5,633 | 2022 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Switzerland | 5,481 | 2023 | up 87.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Finland | 5,341 | 2023 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 27 | Saudi Arabia | 5,232 | 2024 | up 4.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Spain | 5,044 | 2023 | up 183.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Mongolia | 4,189 | 2024 | up 466.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Jordan | 3,964 | 2024 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 31 | Sweden | 3,802 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 32 | Poland | 3,004 | 2023 | up 153.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Belgium | 2,465 | 2023 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 34 | Denmark | 2,289 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 35 | Brazil | 2,123 | 2023 | up 99.3% | rising |
| 36 | Czechia | 1,934 | 2023 | up 23.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Portugal | 1,863 | 2023 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 38 | India | 1,703 | 2023 | down 56.6% | rising |
| 39 | Norway | 1,658 | 2023 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 40 | Austria | 1,590 | 2023 | down 7.2% | flat |
| 41 | Kazakhstan | 1,240 | 2024 | up 39.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 941 | 2023 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 846 | 2024 | up 220.5% | volatile |
| 44 | Cyprus | 659 | 2023 | up 256.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Argentina | 612 | 2023 | down 23.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Laos | 514 | 2020 | down 27.0% | volatile |
| 47 | Kyrgyzstan | 494 | 2024 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Iran | 489 | 2020 | up 858.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 464 | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 390 | 2023 | up 188.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 381 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | South Africa | 352 | 2023 | down 42.5% | rising |
| 53 | Israel | 344 | 2014 | — | rising |
| 54 | Estonia | 328 | 2023 | up 245.3% | volatile |
| 55 | Malta | 281 | 2023 | up 1,461.1% | volatile |
| 56 | Romania | 274 | 2023 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 57 | Lithuania | 258 | 2023 | up 514.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Iceland | 246 | 2023 | up 192.9% | volatile |
| 59 | Cuba | 205 | 2024 | down 85.8% | volatile |
| 60 | Brunei | 189 | 2023 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 169 | 2023 | up 98.8% | rising |
| 62 | Greece | 163 | 2023 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Cambodia | 159 | 2021 | up 140.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Slovakia | 152 | 2023 | up 176.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Serbia | 147 | 2024 | up 1,125.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Georgia | 141 | 2023 | up 984.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Samoa | 134 | 2023 | up 112.7% | rising |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 133 | 2024 | down 32.5% | falling |
| 69 | Latvia | 117 | 2023 | up 165.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Tunisia | 112 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | 89 | 2018 | up 85.4% | rising |
| 71 | Croatia | 89 | 2023 | up 2,866.7% | volatile |
| 73 | Bahrain | 81 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 74 | Colombia | 64 | 2022 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 75 | Slovenia | 58 | 2023 | up 123.1% | volatile |
| 76 | Mozambique | 41 | 2018 | up 485.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Tajikistan | 40 | 2017 | up 3,900.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 39 | 2020 | — | falling |
| 79 | Dominican Republic | 32 | 2024 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 79 | Oman | 32 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 81 | Ecuador | 30 | 2023 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 81 | Ghana | 30 | 2023 | down 30.2% | volatile |
| 83 | Chile | 27 | 2023 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Moldova | 25 | 2024 | up 31.6% | volatile |
| 85 | Tanzania | 18 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Honduras | 13 | 2019 | up 225.0% | rising |
| 88 | Monaco | 12 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 89 | Aruba | 10 | 2016 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 89 | Namibia | 10 | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 91 | Armenia | 9 | 2024 | up 80.0% | volatile |
| 92 | Botswana | 8 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 93 | Mauritius | 7 | 2024 | down 53.3% | rising |
| 93 | Rwanda | 7 | 2024 | up 75.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Liechtenstein | 6 | 2021 | down 72.7% | volatile |
| 95 | Niger | 6 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Andorra | 4 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 4 | 2023 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Bermuda | 3 | 2023 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Barbados | 3 | 2011 | — | volatile |
| 100 | Madagascar | 3 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2 | 2023 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 103 | North Macedonia | 2 | 2023 | down 83.3% | volatile |
| 103 | Cook Islands | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 106 | Eswatini | 1 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Benin | 0 | 2022 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Lesotho | 0 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Mauritania | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 107 | San Marino | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 2015 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 1.56 million
- SDG: World 1.56 million
- UIS: World 1.56 million
- WB: World 1.56 million
- UNICEF: World 1.46 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 1.39 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 1.33 million
- WB: Oecd Members 1.24 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 1.21 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 1.16 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 938,371
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 928,724
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 852,840
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 486,971
- SDG: Northern America 486,971
- WB: North America 486,971
- UNICEF: North America 486,968
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 451,059
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 450,778
- SDG: Europe 441,752
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 390,558
- UNICEF: Western Europe 377,453
- AIMS: Pacific 234,058
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 234,058
- SDG: Oceania 234,058
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 226,282
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 192,081
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 149,121
- WB: European Union 149,121
- WB: Euro Area 131,353
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 131,264
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 83,309
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 76,610
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 73,606
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 73,606
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 66,306
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 66,164
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 60,594
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 54,076
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 48,813
About this data
February 2026 Data Release