Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
93
Highest
68.57 GPIA
North Macedonia
Lowest
0.0381 GPIA
Burkina Faso
Median
1.1 GPIA
Years covered
12
2012–2023
Data points
902

What the numbers show

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 93 countries. The highest value is 68.57 GPIA in North Macedonia; the lowest is 0.0381 GPIA in Burkina Faso.

The median across all reporting countries is 1.1 GPIA, and the mean is 1.98 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,798.

Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 32 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 5,555.6%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 99.5%).

Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 North Macedonia 68.57 GPIA 2022 up 5,555.6% volatile
2 Norway 7.21 GPIA 2019 up 1,627.8% volatile
3 Ghana 4.91 GPIA 2017 rising
4 Bulgaria 4.04 GPIA 2021 up 40.3% rising
5 Chile 3.58 GPIA 2023 up 309.6% volatile
6 Serbia 3.08 GPIA 2023 up 99.3% rising
7 Slovakia 2.72 GPIA 2023 up 124.3% rising
8 Croatia 2.53 GPIA 2023 up 60.2% rising
9 Liechtenstein 2.52 GPIA 2021 down 89.9% volatile
10 Jordan 2.29 GPIA 2023 up 212.3% rising
11 Bahrain 2.23 GPIA 2023 down 17.7% falling
12 Cyprus 1.78 GPIA 2023 up 41.3% rising
13 Senegal 1.69 GPIA 2023 up 135.5% rising
14 Albania 1.67 GPIA 2023 up 6.0% flat
15 Brazil 1.62 GPIA 2023 up 39.9% rising
16 Monaco 1.59 GPIA 2023 up 30.9% rising
17 Qatar 1.58 GPIA 2023 down 15.3% flat
18 Hong Kong, China 1.56 GPIA 2023 down 88.4% volatile
19 Italy 1.44 GPIA 2023 down 12.3% falling
20 Brunei Darussalam 1.4 GPIA 2023 up 3.0% flat
21 Argentina 1.37 GPIA 2023 up 1.6% rising
22 Republic of Korea 1.37 GPIA 2023 up 52.4% volatile
23 Belgium 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 1.1% rising
24 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1.36 GPIA 2023 up 43.0% rising
25 Madagascar 1.31 GPIA 2023 down 43.2% falling
26 Seychelles 1.29 GPIA 2023 down 6.6% rising
27 Dominican Republic 1.28 GPIA 2023 up 20.4% rising
28 Honduras 1.28 GPIA 2019 up 45.6% rising
29 Luxembourg 1.27 GPIA 2023 up 17.0% rising
30 Namibia 1.24 GPIA 2022 up 63.6% rising
31 Macau, China 1.24 GPIA 2023 down 7.8% falling
32 Andorra 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 29.9% rising
33 Mongolia 1.23 GPIA 2023 up 6.5% rising
34 Cape Verde 1.21 GPIA 2018 up 63.1% rising
35 Lesotho 1.19 GPIA 2018 up 2.5% falling
36 Slovenia 1.18 GPIA 2023 up 274.6% volatile
37 China 1.17 GPIA 2023 up 8.4% rising
38 Viet Nam 1.17 GPIA 2022 up 39.3% rising
39 Netherlands 1.17 GPIA 2021 down 5.7% flat
40 Spain 1.16 GPIA 2023 down 0.7% falling
41 Austria 1.14 GPIA 2023 down 3.2% flat
42 Denmark 1.14 GPIA 2023 down 2.9% flat
43 Tunisia 1.13 GPIA 2023 up 42.9% rising
44 Egypt 1.13 GPIA 2023 up 495.5% volatile
45 New Zealand 1.12 GPIA 2023 up 38.2% rising
46 Greece 1.11 GPIA 2023 up 34.2% rising
47 Republic of Moldova 1.1 GPIA 2023 up 4.8% rising
48 Colombia 1.08 GPIA 2022 up 6.6% rising
49 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.05 GPIA 2023 up 1.9% rising
50 Malta 1.03 GPIA 2023 up 335.1% rising
51 Portugal 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 7.1% flat
52 South Africa 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 34.6% rising
53 Czechia 1.02 GPIA 2023 up 8.4% rising
54 France 0.9775 GPIA 2023 down 7.6% falling
55 Sweden 0.9723 GPIA 2023 up 162.8% rising
56 Bermuda 0.9672 GPIA 2023 up 67.2% rising
57 El Salvador 0.9618 GPIA 2023 down 0.1% rising
58 Hungary 0.9608 GPIA 2023 up 27.9% rising
59 Oman 0.9594 GPIA 2023 up 441.9% volatile
60 Switzerland 0.9513 GPIA 2023 down 0.0% flat
61 Ecuador 0.9482 GPIA 2023 up 2.6% falling
62 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.9327 GPIA 2020 up 72.2% rising
63 Australia 0.9308 GPIA 2023 up 3.1% rising
64 Sri Lanka 0.8923 GPIA 2023 up 184.7% rising
65 Morocco 0.8885 GPIA 2023 up 72.9% rising
66 Cameroon 0.8343 GPIA 2023 up 48.4% rising
67 Singapore 0.8319 GPIA 2023 up 21.4% rising
68 Canada 0.8196 GPIA 2023 up 10.8% rising
69 Ireland 0.8129 GPIA 2022 up 213.8% rising
70 Armenia 0.8045 GPIA 2023 down 98.3% volatile
71 Kyrgyzstan 0.7879 GPIA 2023 down 39.9% falling
72 Iceland 0.7845 GPIA 2021 down 49.9% falling
73 United States of America 0.7774 GPIA 2023 down 4.6% flat
74 Mauritius 0.7544 GPIA 2022 up 3.5% falling
75 Germany 0.7423 GPIA 2023 down 9.5% falling
76 Georgia 0.7178 GPIA 2023 down 72.1% volatile
77 Japan 0.6965 GPIA 2023 down 20.3% falling
78 Poland 0.6812 GPIA 2023 up 156.5% rising
79 Finland 0.6281 GPIA 2023 up 56.6% rising
80 Botswana 0.601 GPIA 2023 down 26.1% falling
81 Türkiye 0.5457 GPIA 2022 up 107.3% rising
82 Côte d'Ivoire 0.5259 GPIA 2023 down 99.5% volatile
83 Palestine, State of 0.5221 GPIA 2023 up 87.4% rising
84 Saudi Arabia 0.5 GPIA 2022 down 94.2% volatile
85 Estonia 0.4742 GPIA 2023 down 78.9% volatile
86 Lithuania 0.3464 GPIA 2023 down 75.1% volatile
87 Latvia 0.328 GPIA 2023 down 87.3% volatile
88 Burundi 0.2713 GPIA 2023 down 90.3% volatile
89 Cuba 0.2642 GPIA 2023 down 70.4% falling
90 Rwanda 0.2212 GPIA 2023 up 11.8% volatile
91 Benin 0.089 GPIA 2019 down 87.6% falling
92 Samoa 0.0784 GPIA 2021 volatile
93 Burkina Faso 0.0381 GPIA 2020 down 80.6% volatile

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About this data

Indicator
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
93 places, 902 data points, 2012–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release