Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both sexes (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
128
Highest
238,986
United Arab Emirates
Lowest
0
Zimbabwe
Median
6.5
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
3,997

What the numbers show

Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 128 countries. The highest value is 238,986 in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is 0 in Zimbabwe.

The median across all reporting countries is 6.5, and the mean is 5,499.

Over the past decade 28 countries rose and 43 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 26,358.8%), and the largest decrease in Argentina (down 100.0%).

Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Arab Emirates 238,986 2024 up 15,288.7% volatile
2 China (People’s Republic of) 194,327 2024 up 79.6% rising
3 Senegal 53,200 2024 up 156.5% volatile
4 Saudi Arabia 46,175 2024 β€” volatile
5 Germany 30,321 2024 up 103.8% rising
6 Netherlands 26,339 2020 up 7,646.8% volatile
7 Lebanon 23,264 2019 up 33.0% rising
8 Australia 14,355 2024 up 812.6% falling
9 Honduras 10,569 2024 β€” volatile
10 Italy 8,996 2023 up 26,358.8% volatile
11 Sweden 7,256 2024 up 40.1% flat
12 Jamaica 6,423 2019 β€” volatile
13 Belgium 5,106 2023 down 63.4% volatile
14 Dominican Republic 4,745 2024 β€” volatile
15 Canada 4,617 2023 down 60.9% volatile
16 South Africa 4,561 2023 up 74.8% volatile
17 Greece 3,611 2023 up 192.4% volatile
18 Switzerland 2,790 2024 up 15.8% volatile
19 Israel 2,684 2024 up 92.3% volatile
20 Finland 2,574 2024 down 36.7% volatile
21 France 1,927 2024 down 89.9% volatile
22 Austria 1,853 2024 down 8.4% volatile
23 Ghana 1,730 2024 β€” volatile
24 Hong Kong (China) 949 2024 down 28.5% volatile
24 Morocco 949 2024 β€” volatile
26 Poland 598 2024 up 17,520.6% volatile
27 TΓΌrkiye 569 2023 down 96.4% volatile
28 Kyrgyzstan 443 2024 β€” volatile
29 Jordan 436 2024 up 344.9% volatile
30 Norway 408 2024 up 5,000.0% volatile
31 Cambodia 354 2021 β€” volatile
32 Armenia 336 2024 down 19.0% volatile
33 Brunei 325 2023 up 1,447.6% volatile
34 Brazil 227 2024 up 320.4% volatile
35 Saint Lucia 191 2023 β€” volatile
36 Russia 184 2023 down 99.4% volatile
37 Czechia 179 2023 down 32.2% volatile
38 Spain 149 2024 up 204.1% volatile
39 Trinidad and Tobago 138 2023 β€” volatile
40 Albania 135 2024 up 121.3% volatile
41 Botswana 109 2023 down 41.1% volatile
42 Tunisia 85 2023 down 91.7% volatile
43 Egypt 78 2024 down 99.7% volatile
44 Ukraine 66 2024 down 89.8% volatile
45 Burkina Faso 55 2024 down 95.3% volatile
45 Cuba 55 2024 β€” volatile
47 Ireland 51 2022 down 91.2% volatile
48 Chile 41 2024 down 91.4% volatile
49 Georgia 34 2025 β€” volatile
50 India 30 2023 β€” volatile
51 Mozambique 28 2018 β€” volatile
52 Moldova 24 2024 up 500.0% volatile
53 United States 22.83 2023 up 83.5% volatile
54 Serbia 22 2024 β€” volatile
55 Indonesia 21 2018 down 93.2% volatile
56 Bermuda 20 2023 up 1,900.0% volatile
57 Ecuador 19 2023 down 84.6% volatile
58 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13 2023 β€” volatile
58 Madagascar 13 2023 up 160.0% volatile
60 Hungary 12 2024 down 89.7% volatile
61 Azerbaijan 10 2024 β€” volatile
61 Croatia 10 2023 up 66.7% volatile
63 Aruba 8 2016 β€” volatile
64 Japan 7 2023 up 133.3% volatile
65 Bahrain 6 2024 up 100.0% volatile
65 Estonia 6 2024 up 500.0% volatile
65 Uzbekistan 6 2024 down 93.9% volatile
68 New Zealand 5 2024 down 99.9% volatile
69 Andorra 4 2024 down 77.8% volatile
69 Belarus 4 2024 down 81.8% volatile
71 Malta 2 2023 β€” volatile
72 CΓ΄te d’Ivoire 1 2024 down 90.0% volatile
72 Cyprus 1 2024 down 87.5% volatile
72 Kazakhstan 1 2024 down 94.7% volatile
75 Argentina 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
75 Burundi 0 2025 β€” volatile
75 Benin 0 2022 β€” volatile
75 Bulgaria 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Barbados 0 2011 β€” flat
75 Cameroon 0 2023 β€” volatile
75 Colombia 0 2022 β€” volatile
75 Comoros 0 2014 β€” flat
75 Cabo Verde 0 2018 β€” flat
75 Djibouti 0 2011 β€” flat
75 Denmark 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Algeria 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
75 United Kingdom 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
75 Grenada 0 2018 β€” volatile
75 Iran 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
75 Iceland 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
75 Korea 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 0 2020 β€” flat
75 Liechtenstein 0 2021 β€” volatile
75 Sri Lanka 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
75 Lesotho 0 2018 β€” volatile
75 Lithuania 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Luxembourg 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Latvia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
75 Macau (China) 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Monaco 0 2024 β€” flat
75 Mexico 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
75 North Macedonia 0 2023 β€” volatile
75 Mali 0 2015 β€” flat
75 Mongolia 0 2024 β€” flat
75 Mauritania 0 2020 down 100.0% volatile
75 Mauritius 0 2022 β€” volatile
75 Malaysia 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
75 Namibia 0 2022 β€” volatile
75 Niger 0 2019 down 100.0% volatile
75 Oman 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
75 Philippines 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Portugal 0 2023 β€” volatile
75 Palestine 0 2023 β€” flat
75 Qatar 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 Romania 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile
75 Rwanda 0 2024 β€” volatile
75 El Salvador 0 2023 β€” flat
75 San Marino 0 2024 β€” flat
75 Slovak Republic 0 2024 β€” flat
75 Slovenia 0 2023 β€” volatile
75 Eswatini 0 2015 down 100.0% volatile
75 Seychelles 0 2024 β€” flat
75 Thailand 0 2024 down 100.0% volatile
75 Tajikistan 0 2017 β€” volatile
75 Tanzania 0 2024 β€” flat
75 Viet Nam 0 2022 down 100.0% volatile
75 Samoa 0 2023 β€” flat
75 Zimbabwe 0 2015 β€” flat

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Inbound internationally mobile students from unknown continents, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
230 places, 3,997 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release