Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
94
Highest
45,961
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0
El Salvador
Median
251.63
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
1,766
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 45,961 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 251.63, and the mean is 2,069.
Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Estonia (up 15,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 45,961 | 2023 | up 260.8% | volatile |
| 2 | France | 28,474 | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 3 | Canada | 15,306 | 2023 | up 232.2% | rising |
| 4 | South Africa | 13,707 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 5 | Portugal | 10,998 | 2023 | up 458.6% | volatile |
| 6 | Germany | 7,747 | 2023 | up 136.6% | rising |
| 7 | Türkiye | 7,448 | 2022 | up 1,445.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Morocco | 7,090 | 2024 | up 117.1% | rising |
| 9 | Australia | 5,127 | 2022 | up 71.9% | rising |
| 10 | Poland | 3,806 | 2023 | up 2,138.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Belgium | 3,293 | 2023 | up 104.0% | rising |
| 12 | Italy | 3,219 | 2023 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 13 | India | 3,175 | 2023 | up 44.4% | rising |
| 14 | Rwanda | 2,572 | 2024 | up 805.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 2,565 | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 16 | Cameroon | 2,210 | 2023 | up 118.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Ghana | 2,180 | 2023 | down 48.0% | falling |
| 18 | Burundi | 2,031 | 2023 | up 247.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 1,998 | 2023 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 20 | Côte d'Ivoire | 1,705 | 2023 | up 93.3% | rising |
| 21 | Tunisia | 1,634 | 2023 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 22 | Benin | 1,572 | 2022 | down 58.2% | falling |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 1,427 | 2024 | down 73.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Niger | 1,364 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 25 | Hungary | 1,286 | 2023 | up 206.2% | rising |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 1,166 | 2024 | up 90.5% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 1,049 | 2023 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 28 | Namibia | 1,020 | 2022 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 29 | Egypt | 953 | 2024 | up 94.5% | rising |
| 30 | Mauritius | 899 | 2024 | up 157.6% | rising |
| 31 | Georgia | 702 | 2023 | up 305.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Botswana | 692 | 2023 | up 97.7% | rising |
| 33 | Republic of Korea | 677 | 2023 | up 135.9% | rising |
| 34 | Spain | 651 | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 35 | Cuba | 595.54 | 2024 | down 61.3% | falling |
| 36 | Ireland | 579 | 2022 | up 114.4% | rising |
| 37 | Sweden | 564.14 | 2023 | up 134.1% | rising |
| 38 | Japan | 531 | 2023 | up 236.1% | rising |
| 39 | Switzerland | 513 | 2023 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 40 | Netherlands | 488 | 2019 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 41 | Norway | 385 | 2023 | up 16.7% | flat |
| 42 | Czechia | 375 | 2023 | up 155.1% | rising |
| 43 | Qatar | 362 | 2024 | up 115.5% | rising |
| 44 | Argentina | 332 | 2023 | up 268.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Lithuania | 280 | 2023 | up 1,547.1% | volatile |
| 46 | Belarus | 278 | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 47 | Austria | 263.25 | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 48 | Thailand | 240 | 2024 | up 108.7% | rising |
| 49 | Serbia | 234 | 2024 | up 568.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Romania | 231 | 2023 | up 7.4% | flat |
| 51 | Cyprus | 212 | 2023 | up 66.9% | rising |
| 52 | New Zealand | 204 | 2023 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 53 | Mali | 196 | 2015 | — | rising |
| 54 | Mozambique | 167 | 2018 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 55 | Greece | 166 | 2023 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 56 | Estonia | 151 | 2023 | up 15,000.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Madagascar | 135 | 2023 | down 65.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Oman | 135 | 2024 | up 101.5% | rising |
| 59 | Denmark | 126 | 2023 | down 36.7% | falling |
| 60 | Malta | 98 | 2023 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 85 | 2023 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 62 | Luxembourg | 81 | 2023 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 63 | Macau, China | 78 | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 64 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 72 | 2020 | up 928.6% | volatile |
| 65 | Latvia | 71 | 2023 | up 1,320.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Slovakia | 64 | 2023 | up 481.8% | rising |
| 67 | Hong Kong, China | 56 | 2024 | up 1,020.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 50 | 2024 | up 900.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Viet Nam | 48 | 2022 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Republic of Moldova | 41 | 2024 | up 4,000.0% | volatile |
| 71 | Jordan | 36 | 2024 | down 68.7% | falling |
| 72 | Iceland | 35 | 2023 | up 1,066.7% | volatile |
| 72 | Lesotho | 35 | 2018 | down 43.5% | falling |
| 74 | Slovenia | 27 | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 75 | Mauritania | 24 | 2020 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Cape Verde | 21 | 2018 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 77 | Bahrain | 20 | 2024 | down 16.7% | flat |
| 77 | Croatia | 20 | 2023 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Armenia | 18 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 80 | Monaco | 12 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 | 2023 | up 800.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Chile | 9 | 2023 | up 350.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 7 | 2023 | up 250.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Colombia | 5 | 2022 | down 54.5% | falling |
| 84 | Dominican Republic | 5 | 2024 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Ecuador | 5 | 2023 | down 44.4% | volatile |
| 87 | Mongolia | 3 | 2024 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 89 | Brunei Darussalam | 1 | 2023 | down 80.0% | falling |
| 90 | Andorra | 0 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Bermuda | 0 | 2023 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | North Macedonia | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | 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 234,938
- SDG: World 234,938
- UIS: World 234,938
- WB: World 234,938
- UNICEF: World 234,794
- WB: Oecd Members 161,101
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 157,464
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 157,048
- MDG: Developed Regions 156,629
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 155,805
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 152,571
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 148,489
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 139,378
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 122,588
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 122,490
- SDG: Europe 114,110
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 114,032
- UNICEF: Western Europe 110,978
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 64,405
- WB: European Union 64,405
- WB: Euro Area 57,932
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 57,912
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 30,642
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 18,172
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 16,852
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 16,730
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 15,416
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 11,610
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 11,610
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 11,320
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 10,984
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 10,720
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 8,625
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 8,625
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 8,601
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 8,216
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 8,216
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 7,649
- AIMS: Pacific 7,316
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 7,316
About this data
February 2026 Data Release