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
1997β2025
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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 238,986 | 2024 | up 15,288.7% | volatile |
| 2 | China (Peopleβs 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 dβIvoire | 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 Peopleβs 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.
- MDG: World 1.03 million
- SDG: World 1.03 million
- UIS: World 1.03 million
- WB: World 1.03 million
- UNICEF: World 1.03 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 571,047
- WB: Oecd Members 349,246
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 339,655
- MDG: Developed Regions 278,391
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 175,218
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 166,138
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 156,875
About this data
February 2026 Data Release