Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
49
Highest
1.3
Qatar
Lowest
0.127
Cuba
Median
0.5879
Years covered
13
2012–2024
Data points
449
What the numbers show
Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 49 countries. The highest value is 1.3 in Qatar; the lowest is 0.127 in Cuba.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.5879, and the mean is 0.662.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 10.
Over the past decade 35 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Korea (up 375.4%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 70.0%).
Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 1.3 | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 2 | Korea | 1.24 | 2023 | up 375.4% | volatile |
| 3 | Bahrain | 1.18 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 4 | Botswana | 1.16 | 2023 | up 15.9% | falling |
| 5 | France | 1.06 | 2023 | up 42.9% | rising |
| 6 | Ghana | 1.04 | 2023 | up 87.2% | rising |
| 7 | Ireland | 1.01 | 2022 | up 93.0% | rising |
| 8 | Belgium | 0.9742 | 2023 | up 64.6% | rising |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0.9449 | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 10 | Jordan | 0.9356 | 2024 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 0.9104 | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 12 | Oman | 0.8829 | 2024 | up 65.7% | rising |
| 13 | New Zealand | 0.8678 | 2023 | up 330.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Japan | 0.8434 | 2023 | up 181.3% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 0.7742 | 2023 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 16 | Egypt | 0.7676 | 2024 | up 220.1% | volatile |
| 17 | United Kingdom | 0.7631 | 2023 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 18 | Denmark | 0.7565 | 2021 | up 12.4% | flat |
| 19 | Cyprus | 0.7528 | 2023 | up 134.9% | rising |
| 20 | Norway | 0.7407 | 2023 | up 22.1% | falling |
| 21 | South Africa | 0.6861 | 2023 | up 75.2% | rising |
| 22 | Italy | 0.6363 | 2023 | up 23.8% | flat |
| 23 | Sweden | 0.6276 | 2023 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 24 | Rwanda | 0.6 | 2022 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Hungary | 0.5879 | 2023 | up 117.6% | rising |
| 26 | Portugal | 0.5865 | 2022 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 27 | Canada | 0.5857 | 2023 | up 66.8% | rising |
| 28 | Türkiye | 0.5655 | 2022 | up 119.5% | rising |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.5533 | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 30 | India | 0.5382 | 2023 | up 129.9% | rising |
| 31 | Morocco | 0.5273 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 32 | Australia | 0.5211 | 2021 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 33 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.5 | 2019 | down 37.5% | falling |
| 34 | Serbia | 0.4981 | 2024 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 0.4936 | 2023 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 36 | Netherlands | 0.4766 | 2019 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 37 | Finland | 0.457 | 2023 | up 73.2% | rising |
| 38 | Austria | 0.4521 | 2023 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 39 | Thailand | 0.4521 | 2024 | down 38.7% | falling |
| 40 | Georgia | 0.4367 | 2023 | up 133.9% | rising |
| 41 | Malaysia | 0.3936 | 2024 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 42 | Germany | 0.3908 | 2023 | up 63.4% | rising |
| 43 | Slovak Republic | 0.3649 | 2023 | up 137.2% | rising |
| 44 | Iran | 0.3508 | 2020 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 45 | Azerbaijan | 0.2975 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 46 | Poland | 0.2917 | 2023 | down 7.4% | rising |
| 47 | Greece | 0.271 | 2023 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 48 | Belarus | 0.2653 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 0.127 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release