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
Lao People's Democratic Republic
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 Lao People's Democratic Republic.
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 Darussalam (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and: 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 | Republic of 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 of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 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 | Türkiye | 1.1 | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 44 | Côte 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 | Macau, China | 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, Islamic Republic of | 0.8378 | 2020 | up 30.3% | flat |
| 70 | Jordan | 0.8264 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 71 | Hong Kong, China | 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 | Viet Nam | 0.4247 | 2022 | down 32.4% | falling |
| 84 | Thailand | 0.3777 | 2024 | down 31.6% | falling |
| 85 | Republic of 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 Darussalam | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release