Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
114
Highest
89,646
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0
British Virgin Islands
Median
547
Years covered
28
1997–2024
Data points
4,290
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 89,646 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 in British Virgin Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 547, and the mean is 4,718.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 23 fell. The largest increase was in Kazakhstan (up 5,333.3%), and the largest decrease in British Virgin Islands (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, both: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 89,646 | 2023 | up 195.1% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 68,550 | 2023 | up 72.6% | rising |
| 3 | United States of America | 48,177 | 2023 | up 66.1% | rising |
| 4 | Canada | 32,763 | 2023 | up 205.7% | volatile |
| 5 | South Africa | 28,606 | 2023 | down 15.7% | flat |
| 6 | Türkiye | 27,747 | 2022 | up 1,557.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Portugal | 23,228 | 2023 | up 457.6% | volatile |
| 8 | Germany | 20,968 | 2023 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 9 | Morocco | 19,753 | 2024 | up 109.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 14,129 | 2023 | up 119.8% | rising |
| 11 | Russian Federation | 13,070 | 2024 | up 296.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 10,282 | 2024 | down 17.4% | volatile |
| 13 | India | 9,858 | 2023 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 8,899 | 2024 | down 35.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 8,211 | 2023 | up 1,464.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Cameroon | 7,379 | 2023 | up 299.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Italy | 7,288 | 2023 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 18 | Rwanda | 7,107 | 2024 | up 916.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Belgium | 6,827 | 2023 | up 72.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Burundi | 6,005 | 2023 | up 105.2% | volatile |
| 21 | Brazil | 5,809 | 2023 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 22 | Tunisia | 5,207 | 2023 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Ghana | 4,496 | 2023 | down 55.1% | falling |
| 24 | Niger | 4,175 | 2019 | up 2,030.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Côte d'Ivoire | 4,099 | 2023 | up 58.9% | rising |
| 26 | Benin | 3,946 | 2022 | down 61.1% | falling |
| 27 | Egypt | 3,226 | 2024 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 3,038 | 2024 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 3,038 | 2023 | up 255.3% | volatile |
| 30 | Finland | 2,549 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 2,104 | 2024 | down 70.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Namibia | 2,064 | 2022 | down 32.1% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 2,063 | 2023 | up 98.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Philippines | 1,867 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Mauritius | 1,747 | 2024 | up 124.3% | volatile |
| 36 | Japan | 1,709 | 2023 | up 137.7% | rising |
| 37 | Spain | 1,511 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 38 | Sweden | 1,404 | 2023 | up 33.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Georgia | 1,404 | 2023 | up 337.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Botswana | 1,369 | 2023 | up 30.8% | rising |
| 41 | Cuba | 1,313 | 2024 | down 64.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Switzerland | 1,258 | 2023 | up 12.0% | flat |
| 43 | Ireland | 1,215 | 2022 | up 180.6% | rising |
| 44 | Czechia | 1,207 | 2023 | up 181.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Netherlands | 1,052 | 2019 | up 202.3% | rising |
| 46 | Norway | 1,017 | 2023 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 47 | Thailand | 957 | 2024 | up 147.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 928 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 49 | Lithuania | 827 | 2023 | up 433.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 734 | 2024 | up 76.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Romania | 688 | 2023 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 52 | Qatar | 655 | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 53 | Austria | 635 | 2023 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 54 | Zimbabwe | 629 | 2015 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 55 | Mali | 615 | 2015 | — | rising |
| 56 | Cyprus | 591 | 2023 | up 23.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Argentina | 552 | 2023 | up 190.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Jordan | 542 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 59 | Greece | 523 | 2023 | down 18.0% | rising |
| 60 | Serbia | 506 | 2024 | up 444.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Madagascar | 499 | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 62 | New Zealand | 459 | 2023 | up 15.9% | volatile |
| 63 | Mozambique | 453 | 2018 | up 97.8% | rising |
| 64 | Estonia | 381 | 2023 | up 1,631.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Denmark | 286 | 2023 | down 54.4% | rising |
| 66 | Bulgaria | 249 | 2023 | up 378.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Grenada | 248 | 2018 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 67 | Latvia | 248 | 2023 | up 270.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Oman | 241 | 2024 | up 48.8% | rising |
| 70 | Luxembourg | 239 | 2023 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 71 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 227 | 2020 | up 1,963.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Hong Kong, China | 221 | 2024 | up 612.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 193 | 2024 | up 972.2% | volatile |
| 74 | Malta | 192.3 | 2023 | up 541.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Israel | 178 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 76 | Kazakhstan | 163 | 2024 | up 5,333.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Mauritania | 157 | 2020 | up 256.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Viet Nam | 152 | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Macau, China | 151 | 2024 | up 151.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Indonesia | 137 | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Slovakia | 133 | 2023 | up 195.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Republic of Moldova | 117 | 2024 | up 875.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Slovenia | 112 | 2023 | up 646.7% | volatile |
| 84 | Iceland | 79 | 2023 | up 426.7% | volatile |
| 85 | Lesotho | 74 | 2018 | — | rising |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 62 | 2018 | down 48.3% | falling |
| 88 | Armenia | 56 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Croatia | 50 | 2023 | up 525.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Eswatini | 45 | 2015 | down 60.5% | falling |
| 91 | Bahrain | 41 | 2024 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Chile | 35 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 20 | 2023 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 95 | Colombia | 19 | 2022 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 96 | Monaco | 18 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 97 | Brunei Darussalam | 14 | 2023 | down 36.4% | volatile |
| 98 | Ecuador | 12 | 2023 | down 78.9% | volatile |
| 99 | Barbados | 11 | 2011 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 100 | Dominican Republic | 8 | 2024 | down 88.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Uzbekistan | 7 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 6 | 2020 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2021 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 103 | Mongolia | 3 | 2024 | down 40.0% | volatile |
| 105 | Aruba | 2 | 2016 | — | volatile |
| 105 | Saint Lucia | 2 | 2023 | down 94.6% | volatile |
| 105 | El Salvador | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Comoros | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Honduras | 0 | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 0 | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 110 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2024 | 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 577,588
- SDG: World 577,588
- UIS: World 577,588
- WB: World 577,588
- UNICEF: World 577,172
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 373,183
- WB: Oecd Members 369,718
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 369,510
- MDG: Developed Regions 359,976
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 357,498
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 342,910
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 340,432
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 310,198
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 292,065
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 291,872
- SDG: Europe 261,970
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 250,661
- UNICEF: Western Europe 243,237
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 152,203
- WB: European Union 152,203
- WB: Euro Area 137,120
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 137,070
- SDG: Sub-saharan Africa 129,658
- UIS: Sub-saharan Africa 129,620
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 116,663
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 99,874
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 99,618
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 94,659
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 90,122
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 80,940
- SDG: Northern America 80,940
- UNICEF: North America 80,940
- WB: North America 80,940
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 79,954
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 74,093
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 67,747
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 67,410
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 63,771
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 61,228
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 57,039
About this data
February 2026 Data Release