Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and Western Europe, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
94
Highest
63,915
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0
Samoa
Median
445.5
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
1,761
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and Western Europe, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 63,915 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 in Samoa.
The median across all reporting countries is 445.5, and the mean is 4,226.
Over the past decade 65 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Croatia (up 1,917.0%), 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 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 63,915 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 2 | Germany | 49,486 | 2023 | up 123.8% | rising |
| 3 | Austria | 29,744 | 2023 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 4 | Netherlands | 27,151 | 2019 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 5 | France | 23,415 | 2023 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 6 | Switzerland | 20,796 | 2023 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 7 | Belgium | 19,625 | 2023 | up 31.6% | rising |
| 8 | Canada | 17,730 | 2023 | up 49.7% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 17,393 | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 10 | Italy | 10,190 | 2023 | up 62.0% | rising |
| 11 | Denmark | 9,337 | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 12 | Greece | 9,031 | 2023 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 13 | Australia | 8,089 | 2022 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 14 | Romania | 6,983 | 2023 | up 198.8% | rising |
| 15 | Ireland | 6,751 | 2022 | up 153.5% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 6,438 | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 5,774 | 2023 | up 301.3% | rising |
| 18 | Hungary | 5,174 | 2023 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 19 | Portugal | 5,041 | 2023 | up 220.1% | rising |
| 20 | Poland | 3,871 | 2023 | up 22.2% | rising |
| 21 | Argentina | 3,432 | 2023 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 22 | Turkey | 3,164 | 2022 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 23 | Cyprus | 2,836 | 2023 | up 232.9% | rising |
| 24 | Finland | 2,761 | 2023 | up 120.4% | rising |
| 25 | Norway | 2,553 | 2023 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 2,469 | 2023 | up 65.9% | volatile |
| 27 | New Zealand | 2,444 | 2023 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 28 | Japan | 2,179 | 2023 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 29 | Ecuador | 2,157 | 2023 | up 628.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Latvia | 1,951 | 2023 | up 216.7% | rising |
| 31 | India | 1,876 | 2023 | up 109.4% | rising |
| 32 | Brazil | 1,865 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 33 | Slovakia | 1,816 | 2023 | up 61.7% | rising |
| 34 | Malta | 1,701 | 2023 | up 906.5% | volatile |
| 35 | South Korea | 1,640 | 2023 | up 60.2% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 1,537 | 2023 | up 400.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Luxembourg | 1,362 | 2023 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 38 | Jordan | 1,190 | 2024 | up 329.6% | volatile |
| 39 | South Africa | 1,092 | 2023 | down 46.9% | falling |
| 40 | Georgia | 1,046 | 2023 | up 1,873.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Croatia | 948 | 2023 | up 1,917.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 901 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 43 | Iceland | 784 | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 44 | Estonia | 754 | 2023 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 45 | Albania | 717 | 2024 | up 164.6% | rising |
| 46 | Monaco | 632 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 47 | Qatar | 447 | 2024 | up 65.6% | rising |
| 48 | Saudi Arabia | 444 | 2024 | down 54.6% | falling |
| 49 | San Marino | 435 | 2024 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 50 | Slovenia | 415 | 2023 | up 95.8% | rising |
| 51 | Morocco | 394 | 2024 | up 83.3% | rising |
| 52 | Malaysia | 388 | 2024 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 53 | Liechtenstein | 295 | 2021 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 54 | Colombia | 246 | 2022 | down 43.3% | falling |
| 55 | Egypt | 236 | 2024 | up 381.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Hong Kong | 204 | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 57 | Thailand | 193 | 2024 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 58 | Bahrain | 172 | 2024 | up 67.0% | rising |
| 59 | Moldova | 166 | 2024 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 165 | 2024 | up 211.3% | rising |
| 61 | Chile | 157 | 2023 | up 302.6% | rising |
| 62 | Belarus | 142 | 2024 | up 425.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Andorra | 126 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 64 | El Salvador | 107 | 2023 | up 52.9% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 94 | 2023 | up 224.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ghana | 84 | 2023 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 67 | Honduras | 79 | 2019 | down 31.9% | falling |
| 68 | Mauritius | 78 | 2024 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 69 | Macao | 65 | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 70 | Cuba | 60.34 | 2024 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 71 | Armenia | 41 | 2024 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 72 | Mozambique | 37 | 2018 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 73 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 31 | 2020 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 73 | Viet Nam | 31 | 2022 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 75 | Oman | 29 | 2024 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 76 | Sri Lanka | 23 | 2023 | up 360.0% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 23 | 2023 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 78 | Cote d'Ivoire | 22 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 17 | 2024 | up 30.8% | falling |
| 79 | Namibia | 17 | 2022 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 15 | 2018 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Tunisia | 15 | 2023 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 14 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Rwanda | 8 | 2024 | up 300.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Bermuda | 3 | 2023 | down 90.0% | volatile |
| 86 | Benin | 2 | 2022 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 86 | Mauritania | 2 | 2020 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Botswana | 1 | 2023 | down 98.7% | volatile |
| 88 | Lesotho | 1 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 88 | Mongolia | 1 | 2024 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 91 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Cameroon | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0 | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 91 | Samoa | 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 450,316
- SDG: World 450,316
- UIS: World 450,316
- WB: World 450,316
- UNICEF: World 449,835
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 424,211
- MDG: Developed Regions 420,587
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 413,176
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 412,239
- WB: Oecd Members 404,701
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 402,643
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 391,988
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 373,879
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 349,972
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 348,271
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 345,565
- SDG: Europe 342,769
- UNICEF: Western Europe 329,599
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 253,954
- WB: European Union 253,954
- WB: Euro Area 213,908
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 212,960
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 37,157
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 31,692
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 24,245
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 24,127
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 20,374
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 20,374
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 20,333
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 11,889
- WB: Small States 11,407
- AIMS: Pacific 10,550
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 10,550
- SDG: Oceania 10,550
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 10,533
- ECLAC: Latin America (unsdcode:98302) 8,674
- WB: Other Small States 7,220
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 6,628
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 5,218
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 4,299
About this data
February 2026 Data Release