Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and Western Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
92
Highest
1.59
Cuba
Lowest
0
Laos
Median
1.08
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
894
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and Western Europe, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 92 countries. The highest value is 1.59 in Cuba; the lowest is 0 in Laos.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.08, and the mean is 0.9813.
Over the past decade 47 countries rose and 41 fell. The largest increase was in Benin (up 171.4%), and the largest decrease in Brunei (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students … adjusted Western North UIS: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 1.59 | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 2 | Mauritania | 1.5 | 2020 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 3 | South Korea | 1.47 | 2023 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 4 | Iceland | 1.46 | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 5 | Monaco | 1.46 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 6 | Belgium | 1.42 | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 7 | Ireland | 1.35 | 2022 | up 43.5% | rising |
| 8 | Sri Lanka | 1.35 | 2023 | up 88.7% | rising |
| 9 | New Zealand | 1.35 | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 10 | Ghana | 1.35 | 2023 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 11 | Latvia | 1.34 | 2023 | up 60.5% | rising |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 1.32 | 2023 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 13 | France | 1.3 | 2023 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 14 | Sweden | 1.28 | 2023 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 15 | Hungary | 1.27 | 2023 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 16 | Australia | 1.27 | 2022 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.26 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 18 | Namibia | 1.24 | 2022 | down 9.0% | flat |
| 19 | Qatar | 1.23 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 20 | Italy | 1.23 | 2023 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 21 | Denmark | 1.22 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 22 | Slovakia | 1.21 | 2023 | up 84.8% | rising |
| 23 | Chile | 1.2 | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.2 | 2019 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 25 | Dominican Republic | 1.2 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 26 | Ecuador | 1.2 | 2023 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 27 | India | 1.19 | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 28 | Bahrain | 1.19 | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 29 | Cyprus | 1.17 | 2023 | down 4.8% | rising |
| 30 | Spain | 1.17 | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 1.17 | 2024 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 1.16 | 2023 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 33 | Albania | 1.16 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 34 | Poland | 1.15 | 2023 | up 27.5% | rising |
| 35 | Luxembourg | 1.15 | 2023 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 36 | Croatia | 1.13 | 2023 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 37 | Rwanda | 1.12 | 2024 | up 68.7% | rising |
| 38 | Norway | 1.12 | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 39 | Andorra | 1.12 | 2024 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 40 | Germany | 1.11 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 1.1 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 42 | Lithuania | 1.1 | 2023 | up 30.0% | rising |
| 43 | Turkey | 1.1 | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 44 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1.09 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 45 | South Africa | 1.09 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 46 | Greece | 1.09 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Mauritius | 1.08 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 48 | Slovenia | 1.07 | 2023 | down 19.5% | falling |
| 49 | Cape Verde | 1.07 | 2018 | down 18.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Estonia | 1.05 | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 51 | Brazil | 1.04 | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 52 | Oman | 1.03 | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 53 | Czechia | 1.03 | 2023 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 54 | Romania | 1.03 | 2023 | up 112.1% | rising |
| 55 | Macao | 1.03 | 2024 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 56 | Canada | 1.03 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 57 | Honduras | 1.03 | 2019 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 58 | Bulgaria | 1.01 | 2023 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 59 | Benin | 1 | 2022 | up 171.4% | volatile |
| 60 | El Salvador | 0.9817 | 2023 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 61 | Colombia | 0.9685 | 2022 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 62 | Serbia | 0.9649 | 2024 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 63 | Malta | 0.9634 | 2023 | down 28.9% | falling |
| 64 | Switzerland | 0.9434 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | San Marino | 0.9395 | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 66 | Finland | 0.9046 | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 67 | Mozambique | 0.9024 | 2018 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 68 | Egypt | 0.8459 | 2024 | up 145.1% | rising |
| 69 | Iran | 0.8378 | 2020 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 70 | Jordan | 0.8264 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 71 | Hong Kong | 0.816 | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 72 | North Macedonia | 0.7667 | 2023 | down 45.2% | falling |
| 73 | Japan | 0.7462 | 2023 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 74 | Georgia | 0.7244 | 2023 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 75 | Liechtenstein | 0.6427 | 2021 | up 27.4% | rising |
| 76 | Malaysia | 0.6248 | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 77 | Bermuda | 0.6 | 2023 | down 63.3% | falling |
| 78 | Armenia | 0.5694 | 2024 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 79 | Tunisia | 0.5556 | 2023 | down 58.3% | falling |
| 80 | Azerbaijan | 0.5484 | 2024 | down 64.4% | falling |
| 81 | Belarus | 0.5483 | 2024 | up 27.9% | flat |
| 82 | Botswana | 0.5 | 2023 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 83 | Vietnam | 0.4247 | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 84 | Thailand | 0.3777 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 85 | Moldova | 0.3609 | 2024 | up 168.5% | rising |
| 86 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.3431 | 2023 | down 68.9% | falling |
| 87 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2996 | 2024 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 88 | Mongolia | 0.2 | 2024 | down 76.7% | falling |
| 89 | Uzbekistan | 0.0979 | 2024 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 90 | Brunei | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Laos | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release