Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
94
Highest
43,685
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Lowest
0
Mongolia
Median
437.5
Years covered
17
2008–2024
Data points
1,767
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 94 countries. The highest value is 43,685 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; the lowest is 0 in Mongolia.
The median across all reporting countries is 437.5, and the mean is 2,909.
Over the past decade 66 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Bosnia and Herzegovina (up 2,000.0%), and the largest decrease in Honduras (down 100.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 43,685 | 2023 | up 147.7% | rising |
| 2 | France | 40,076 | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 3 | Türkiye | 20,299 | 2022 | up 1,056.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 17,457 | 2023 | up 185.8% | rising |
| 5 | South Africa | 14,899 | 2023 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 13,221 | 2023 | up 129.5% | rising |
| 7 | Morocco | 12,663 | 2024 | up 105.1% | rising |
| 8 | Portugal | 12,230 | 2023 | up 456.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 8,855 | 2024 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 10 | Australia | 6,711 | 2023 | up 94.9% | rising |
| 11 | India | 6,683 | 2023 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 12 | Malaysia | 6,334 | 2024 | down 41.3% | falling |
| 13 | Cameroon | 5,169 | 2023 | up 406.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Rwanda | 4,535 | 2024 | up 992.8% | volatile |
| 15 | Poland | 4,405 | 2023 | up 1,140.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Italy | 4,069 | 2023 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 17 | Burundi | 3,974 | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 18 | Brazil | 3,811 | 2023 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 19 | Tunisia | 3,573 | 2023 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 20 | Belgium | 3,534 | 2023 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 21 | Niger | 2,811 | 2019 | — | rising |
| 22 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,394 | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 23 | Benin | 2,374 | 2022 | down 62.7% | falling |
| 24 | Ghana | 2,316 | 2023 | down 60.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Egypt | 2,273 | 2024 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 26 | Burkina Faso | 1,872 | 2024 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 27 | Hungary | 1,752 | 2023 | up 302.8% | rising |
| 28 | Finland | 1,500 | 2023 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 29 | Republic of Korea | 1,386 | 2023 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 1,178 | 2023 | up 110.0% | rising |
| 31 | Namibia | 1,044 | 2022 | down 34.6% | falling |
| 32 | Spain | 860 | 2023 | up 23.6% | rising |
| 33 | Mauritius | 848 | 2024 | up 97.2% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 840.01 | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 35 | Czechia | 832 | 2023 | up 195.0% | rising |
| 36 | Switzerland | 745 | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 37 | Cuba | 717.46 | 2024 | down 67.4% | falling |
| 38 | Thailand | 717 | 2024 | up 164.6% | rising |
| 39 | Georgia | 702 | 2023 | up 58.5% | rising |
| 40 | Botswana | 677 | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 636 | 2022 | up 143.7% | rising |
| 42 | Norway | 632 | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 43 | Netherlands | 564 | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 44 | Lithuania | 547 | 2023 | up 296.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Jordan | 506 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 46 | Romania | 457 | 2023 | up 40.2% | flat |
| 47 | Belarus | 456 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 48 | Mali | 419 | 2015 | — | rising |
| 49 | Cyprus | 379 | 2023 | up 8.0% | falling |
| 50 | Austria | 371.75 | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 51 | Madagascar | 364 | 2023 | down 68.3% | volatile |
| 52 | Greece | 357 | 2023 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 53 | Qatar | 293 | 2024 | up 78.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mozambique | 286 | 2018 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 272 | 2024 | up 369.0% | volatile |
| 56 | New Zealand | 255 | 2023 | up 10.7% | flat |
| 57 | Estonia | 230 | 2023 | up 995.2% | volatile |
| 58 | Argentina | 220 | 2023 | up 120.0% | rising |
| 59 | Latvia | 177 | 2023 | up 185.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Hong Kong, China | 165 | 2024 | up 534.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 164 | 2023 | up 368.6% | rising |
| 62 | Denmark | 160 | 2023 | down 62.6% | falling |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 158 | 2023 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 64 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 155 | 2020 | up 675.0% | volatile |
| 65 | Azerbaijan | 143 | 2024 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 66 | Mauritania | 133 | 2020 | up 315.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Oman | 106 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 68 | Viet Nam | 104 | 2022 | up 1,633.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Malta | 94.3 | 2023 | up 489.4% | volatile |
| 70 | Slovenia | 85 | 2023 | up 608.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Republic of Moldova | 76 | 2024 | up 590.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Macau, China | 73 | 2024 | up 114.7% | rising |
| 73 | Slovakia | 69 | 2023 | up 102.9% | rising |
| 74 | Iceland | 44 | 2023 | up 266.7% | rising |
| 75 | Cape Verde | 41 | 2018 | up 36.7% | flat |
| 76 | Lesotho | 39 | 2018 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 77 | Armenia | 38 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Croatia | 30 | 2023 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Chile | 26 | 2023 | up 766.7% | volatile |
| 80 | Bahrain | 21 | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21 | 2023 | up 2,000.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Colombia | 14 | 2022 | up 100.0% | rising |
| 83 | Brunei Darussalam | 13 | 2023 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 83 | Sri Lanka | 13 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 85 | Ecuador | 7 | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 86 | Monaco | 6 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 87 | Uzbekistan | 5 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 2024 | down 93.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Liechtenstein | 3 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 90 | El Salvador | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | volatile |
| 91 | Andorra | 1 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 91 | North Macedonia | 1 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 93 | Honduras | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mongolia | 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 342,650
- SDG: World 342,650
- UIS: World 342,650
- WB: World 342,650
- UNICEF: World 342,378
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 216,135
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 212,046
- WB: Oecd Members 208,617
- MDG: Developed Regions 203,347
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 201,693
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 194,420
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 187,861
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 170,820
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 169,477
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 169,383
- SDG: Europe 147,860
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 136,629
- UNICEF: Western Europe 132,259
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 87,798
- WB: European Union 87,798
- WB: Euro Area 79,188
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 79,158
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 59,480
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 44,376
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 41,623
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 37,218
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 37,218
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 27,221
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 25,608
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 24,958
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 20,740
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 20,716
- ECA: Southern Africa (unsdcode:98104) 18,199
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries 16,139
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 16,139
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 16,006
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 15,986
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 15,986
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 8,748
- WB: Latin America & Caribbean (excluding High Income) 8,598
About this data
February 2026 Data Release