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Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, the Caribbean and Central America, both sexes (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
66
Highest
88,365
United States
Lowest
0
Republic of Moldova
Median
325
Years covered
17
1998–2014
Data points
734

What the numbers show

Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, the Caribbean and Central America, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 66 countries. The highest value is 88,365 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Republic of Moldova.

The median across all reporting countries is 325, and the mean is 2,949.

Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Qatar (up 4,333.3%), and the largest decrease in Saudi Arabia (down 100.0%).

Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, the: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United States 88,365 2012 up 47.9% rising
2 United Kingdom 25,434 2012 up 31.4% rising
3 Canada 12,705 2011 up 5.4% flat
4 France 10,411 2012 up 82.0% rising
5 Australia 7,466 2012 down 38.4% rising
6 Germany 6,582 2010 up 23.3% rising
7 Spain 6,438 2012 up 101.5% rising
8 Cuba 6,327 2005 up 683.0% rising
9 New Zealand 2,749 2012 up 200.4% volatile
10 Netherlands 2,534 2012 up 605.9% volatile
11 Japan 2,259 2012 up 41.5% rising
12 Switzerland 1,826 2012 up 146.4% rising
13 Ireland 1,805 2012 down 10.7% rising
14 Korea 1,789 2012 up 601.6% volatile
15 Italy 1,585 2012 up 204.8% rising
16 South Africa 1,529 2008 up 519.0% rising
17 Poland 1,506 2012 up 165.6% volatile
18 Thailand 1,111 2011 up 883.2% volatile
19 Brazil 1,057 2012 up 1,368.1% volatile
20 India 1,039 2012 up 148.6% volatile
21 Sweden 974 2012 down 33.8% falling
22 Norway 918 2012 up 117.5% rising
23 Trinidad and Tobago 837 2004 up 7.7% rising
24 Finland 613 2012 up 109.9% rising
25 Hungary 609 2012 up 90.9% rising
26 Belgium 562 2012 up 18.3% volatile
27 Austria 560 2012 up 29.3% rising
28 Chile 507 2012 down 64.4% volatile
29 El Salvador 430 2005 down 2.7% flat
30 Denmark 388 2012 up 22.0% flat
31 Jordan 335 2010 up 126.4% rising
31 Philippines 335 2008 down 63.4% falling
33 Russia 326 2011 — volatile
34 Portugal 324 2012 down 57.9% volatile
35 Malaysia 314 2012 up 383.1% volatile
36 Czechia 305 2012 up 199.0% rising
37 Türkiye 285 2012 up 578.6% volatile
38 Qatar 266 2011 up 4,333.3% volatile
39 Romania 234 2011 up 51.0% rising
40 Greece 213 2012 up 634.5% volatile
41 Bulgaria 204 2012 up 920.0% volatile
42 Bahrain 147 2014 up 1,737.5% volatile
43 Iceland 97 2012 up 125.6% volatile
44 Malta 58 2012 up 728.6% volatile
45 Luxembourg 51 2012 — volatile
46 Estonia 46 2012 up 360.0% volatile
47 Slovak Republic 36 2012 up 125.0% rising
48 Namibia 29 2008 up 1,350.0% volatile
49 Slovenia 27 2012 up 1,250.0% volatile
50 Croatia 26 2012 up 160.0% volatile
50 Latvia 26 2012 unchanged rising
52 Lithuania 21 2012 down 16.0% volatile
53 Belarus 16 2005 down 56.8% volatile
54 Cyprus 13 2012 down 63.9% falling
55 Kazakhstan 8 2010 up 300.0% volatile
56 North Macedonia 3 2012 — volatile
57 Mongolia 2 2005 up 100.0% volatile
58 Liechtenstein 1 2012 down 83.3% volatile
59 Saudi Arabia 0 2006 down 100.0% volatile
59 Hong Kong (China) 0 2011 down 100.0% falling
59 Brunei Darussalam 0 2012 down 100.0% volatile
59 Tajikistan 0 2012 — volatile
59 Kyrgyzstan 0 2008 down 100.0% volatile
59 Georgia 0 2008 down 100.0% volatile
59 Viet Nam 0 2012 down 100.0% volatile
59 Republic of Moldova 0 2011 down 100.0% volatile

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Indicator
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America, the Caribbean and Central America, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
68 places, 734 data points, 1998–2014
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release