Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) by country
Number of students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total tertiary enrollment in that country.
Countries reporting
123
Highest
88.4%
Liechtenstein
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
4.5%
Years covered
23
1997–2019
Data points
2,494
What the numbers show
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes (%) is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 88.4% in Liechtenstein; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.5%, and the mean is 9.0%.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 36 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 2,031.6%), and the largest decrease in Mali (down 86.9%).
Inbound mobility rate, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liechtenstein | 88.4% | 2018 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 2 | Grenada | 85.2% | 2018 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 73.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 4 | Macao | 52.5% | 2019 | up 5.3% | falling |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 48.5% | 2016 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 6 | Luxembourg | 47.7% | 2018 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 7 | Andorra | 41.1% | 2019 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 8 | Qatar | 35.3% | 2019 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 9 | Aruba | 27.6% | 2016 | up 242.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Cyprus | 23.9% | 2018 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 11 | New Zealand | 19.7% | 2018 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 12 | Singapore | 19.2% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 13 | Saint Lucia | 18.4% | 2019 | up 149.1% | rising |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 18.3% | 2018 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 15 | Switzerland | 17.7% | 2018 | up 25.3% | flat |
| 16 | Austria | 17.5% | 2018 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 14.3% | 2019 | up 293.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Bahrain | 14.2% | 2019 | up 287.5% | rising |
| 19 | Jordan | 14.0% | 2018 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 20 | Canada | 13.8% | 2018 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 21 | Barbados | 13.8% | 2011 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 22 | Czechia | 13.6% | 2018 | up 91.4% | rising |
| 23 | Netherlands | 11.7% | 2018 | up 134.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Hungary | 11.4% | 2018 | up 205.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Denmark | 10.7% | 2018 | up 286.6% | rising |
| 26 | Belgium | 10.5% | 2018 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 27 | Germany | 10.0% | 2018 | up 40.9% | rising |
| 28 | Malta | 10.0% | 2018 | up 115.8% | rising |
| 29 | Bermuda | 9.7% | 2018 | up 89.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Ireland | 9.6% | 2018 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 31 | Estonia | 9.6% | 2018 | up 533.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Lebanon | 9.6% | 2019 | down 36.3% | falling |
| 33 | Latvia | 9.3% | 2018 | up 702.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.0% | 2019 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 35 | France | 8.8% | 2018 | down 22.0% | rising |
| 36 | Georgia | 8.1% | 2019 | up 1,448.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Finland | 8.1% | 2018 | up 120.6% | volatile |
| 38 | Slovakia | 8.0% | 2018 | up 254.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Iceland | 8.0% | 2018 | up 85.2% | rising |
| 40 | Portugal | 7.9% | 2018 | up 267.1% | rising |
| 41 | Senegal | 7.6% | 2019 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 42 | Sweden | 7.2% | 2018 | up 28.8% | flat |
| 43 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.1% | 2019 | up 47.5% | rising |
| 44 | Malaysia | 6.7% | 2019 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 6.4% | 2018 | up 83.0% | rising |
| 46 | Namibia | 6.1% | 2017 | up 325.9% | flat |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.8% | 2004 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 48 | Italy | 5.6% | 2018 | up 65.8% | rising |
| 49 | Moldova | 5.6% | 2019 | up 416.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Armenia | 5.5% | 2019 | up 62.6% | rising |
| 51 | Niger | 5.4% | 2019 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 52 | Romania | 5.4% | 2018 | up 311.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Mauritius | 5.4% | 2017 | up 2,031.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Lithuania | 5.3% | 2018 | up 269.1% | volatile |
| 55 | United States | 5.2% | 2018 | up 52.3% | rising |
| 56 | North Macedonia | 5.2% | 2018 | up 152.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Burundi | 4.8% | 2018 | down 23.0% | rising |
| 58 | Japan | 4.7% | 2018 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 4.6% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 60 | Russia | 4.5% | 2018 | up 213.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Cuba | 4.5% | 2012 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 62 | Benin | 4.5% | 2018 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 63 | Slovenia | 4.5% | 2018 | up 279.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Saudi Arabia | 4.4% | 2019 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 65 | Belarus | 4.3% | 2018 | up 299.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Norway | 4.2% | 2018 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 67 | Poland | 3.6% | 2018 | up 427.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Rwanda | 3.6% | 2019 | up 376.4% | volatile |
| 69 | South Africa | 3.6% | 2018 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 70 | Samoa | 3.6% | 2018 | — | volatile |
| 71 | Spain | 3.5% | 2018 | up 63.2% | rising |
| 72 | Ukraine | 3.5% | 2019 | up 170.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Greece | 3.4% | 2018 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 74 | Brunei | 3.4% | 2019 | down 29.5% | rising |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 3.3% | 2019 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 76 | Croatia | 3.0% | 2018 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Oman | 2.8% | 2019 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 78 | Cameroon | 2.8% | 2018 | up 162.4% | rising |
| 79 | Israel | 2.8% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 80 | South Korea | 2.7% | 2018 | up 118.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Burkina Faso | 2.3% | 2019 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 82 | Botswana | 2.3% | 2019 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 2.2% | 2019 | down 36.4% | falling |
| 84 | Tunisia | 2.2% | 2018 | up 219.0% | rising |
| 85 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.2% | 2017 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Morocco | 2.0% | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 87 | Egypt | 1.8% | 2016 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 1.7% | 2017 | down 50.4% | falling |
| 89 | Turkey | 1.7% | 2018 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 90 | Albania | 1.6% | 2019 | up 47.1% | falling |
| 91 | Cape Verde | 1.4% | 2018 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 92 | Mauritania | 1.4% | 2017 | down 28.5% | volatile |
| 93 | Madagascar | 1.4% | 2018 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 94 | Ghana | 1.4% | 2019 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 95 | Thailand | 1.3% | 2016 | up 446.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Mongolia | 1.1% | 2018 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 97 | Honduras | 0.9% | 2018 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 98 | Guinea | 0.9% | 2012 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 99 | Mali | 0.9% | 2015 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 100 | Tajikistan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 101 | Iran | 0.6% | 2018 | up 1,465.7% | volatile |
| 102 | Algeria | 0.5% | 2018 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 103 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2018 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 104 | Eswatini | 0.5% | 2013 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2019 | up 161.4% | rising |
| 106 | Laos | 0.5% | 2019 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 107 | Chile | 0.5% | 2018 | down 70.0% | volatile |
| 108 | China | 0.4% | 2019 | up 104.9% | rising |
| 109 | Guyana | 0.4% | 2012 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 110 | Vietnam | 0.4% | 2019 | up 55.5% | rising |
| 111 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 112 | Lesotho | 0.4% | 2018 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 113 | Brazil | 0.2% | 2018 | down 9.2% | rising |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 0.2% | 2018 | up 123.9% | rising |
| 115 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 116 | Mexico | 0.2% | 2018 | down 34.8% | volatile |
| 117 | India | 0.1% | 2019 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 118 | Philippines | 0.1% | 2008 | down 36.8% | rising |
| 119 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2009 | up 142.6% | rising |
| 120 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 121 | Comoros | 0.0% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 121 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2019 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Pacific island small states 38.5%
- Small states 9.8%
- European Union 9.0%
- Other small states 8.7%
- Euro area 8.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 7.8%
- High income 7.6%
- Caribbean Small States 6.5%
- Europe & Central Asia 6.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 6.1%
- OECD members 6.0%
- North America 5.9%
About this data
Number of students from abroad studying in a given country, as a percentage of the total tertiary enrollment in that country.