Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
148
Highest
838,773
United States of America
Lowest
-875,123
China
Median
-528.5
Years covered
26
1998–2023
Data points
2,435
What the numbers show
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (UIS estimate) (number) is currently reported for 148 countries. The highest value is 838,773 in United States of America; the lowest is -875,123 in China.
The median across all reporting countries is -528.5, and the mean is 12,747.
Over the past decade 75 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 11,115.7%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 61,638.7%).
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States of America | 838,773 | 2023 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 1 | Montserrat | -37 | 2019 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 2 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 707,555 | 2023 | up 82.3% | rising |
| 2 | Niue | -39 | 2016 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 453,691 | 2023 | up 90.9% | rising |
| 3 | Tokelau | -75 | 2020 | down 15.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Canada | 337,060 | 2023 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 4 | Anguilla | -151 | 2008 | down 403.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Germany | 294,910 | 2023 | up 287.6% | rising |
| 5 | Cook Islands | -241 | 2023 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 6 | Russian Federation | 271,064 | 2023 | up 120.8% | volatile |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates | 217,718 | 2023 | up 375.7% | rising |
| 8 | Türkiye | 183,795 | 2022 | up 2,466.1% | volatile |
| 9 | France | 161,211 | 2023 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 148,279 | 2023 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 11 | Netherlands | 117,301 | 2021 | up 373.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Argentina | 114,121 | 2023 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 66,837 | 2023 | up 1,388.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 61,989 | 2023 | up 2,217.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Austria | 59,955 | 2023 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 56,547 | 2023 | up 956.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Spain | 51,407 | 2023 | up 95.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Singapore | 50,751 | 2023 | up 88.3% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 46,280 | 2023 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 20 | Czechia | 45,153 | 2023 | up 63.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Portugal | 40,218 | 2023 | up 1,154.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 39,464 | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 37,931 | 2023 | up 165.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Mexico | 34,328 | 2023 | up 271.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Macau, China | 31,959 | 2023 | up 346.9% | rising |
| 26 | New Zealand | 31,755 | 2023 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Hungary | 28,201 | 2023 | up 137.7% | volatile |
| 28 | South Africa | 25,211 | 2023 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 29 | Denmark | 23,689 | 2023 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Hong Kong, China | 22,784 | 2023 | up 515.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Finland | 21,791 | 2023 | up 60.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 20,993 | 2022 | up 204.4% | volatile |
| 33 | Sweden | 20,567 | 2023 | up 177.7% | rising |
| 34 | Italy | 19,613 | 2023 | down 38.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Egypt | 18,824 | 2023 | down 22.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Georgia | 15,946 | 2023 | up 523.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Qatar | 12,723 | 2023 | up 240.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Ireland | 10,205 | 2022 | up 236.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Romania | 7,779 | 2023 | up 170.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Grenada | 7,396 | 2018 | up 105.5% | rising |
| 41 | Senegal | 6,160 | 2023 | down 14.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Slovenia | 5,618 | 2023 | up 11,115.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Latvia | 5,513 | 2023 | up 292.6% | volatile |
| 44 | Malta | 5,180 | 2023 | up 509.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Jordan | 4,974 | 2023 | down 53.0% | rising |
| 46 | Dominican Republic | 4,666 | 2023 | down 60.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 4,203 | 2023 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Lithuania | 3,953 | 2023 | up 148.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,089 | 2014 | up 614.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Burundi | 1,997 | 2023 | up 249.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Armenia | 1,829 | 2023 | up 150.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Estonia | 1,626 | 2023 | up 170.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Cuba | 1,599 | 2023 | down 89.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 1,006 | 2023 | up 107.6% | rising |
| 55 | Bahrain | 843 | 2023 | up 543.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 691 | 2023 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 57 | North Macedonia | 568 | 2023 | up 121.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Monaco | 517 | 2023 | up 219.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Barbados | 472 | 2011 | up 155.9% | volatile |
| 60 | San Marino | 236 | 2023 | up 185.2% | volatile |
| 61 | Aruba | 89 | 2016 | up 568.4% | volatile |
| 62 | Naoero | -123 | 2008 | down 70.8% | falling |
| 63 | British Virgin Islands | -233 | 2020 | down 94.2% | falling |
| 64 | Norway | -284 | 2023 | up 96.8% | volatile |
| 65 | Liechtenstein | -378 | 2021 | down 82.6% | falling |
| 66 | Saint Lucia | -386 | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 67 | Tuvalu | -417 | 2009 | down 126.6% | falling |
| 68 | Botswana | -463 | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Iceland | -486 | 2023 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | -571 | 2008 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 71 | Chile | -644 | 2023 | up 93.5% | volatile |
| 72 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -714 | 2018 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 73 | Seychelles | -740 | 2023 | down 59.1% | falling |
| 74 | Samoa | -886 | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 75 | Bermuda | -929 | 2023 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 76 | Kiribati | -1,089 | 2012 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 77 | Gibraltar | -1,215 | 2020 | down 83.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | -1,222 | 2003 | down 237.6% | falling |
| 79 | Andorra | -1,384 | 2023 | down 33.7% | falling |
| 80 | Namibia | -1,433 | 2022 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 81 | Costa Rica | -1,473 | 2020 | down 29.0% | flat |
| 82 | Brunei Darussalam | -1,558 | 2023 | up 51.2% | falling |
| 83 | Guyana | -1,648 | 2012 | down 49.0% | falling |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | -2,292 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 85 | Mozambique | -2,398 | 2018 | down 34.9% | falling |
| 86 | Eswatini | -2,558 | 2015 | up 16.5% | falling |
| 87 | Thailand | -2,718 | 2023 | up 55.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Serbia | -2,952 | 2023 | up 21.0% | falling |
| 89 | Lesotho | -2,984 | 2018 | up 24.1% | falling |
| 90 | Djibouti | -3,040 | 2011 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 91 | Solomon Islands | -3,084 | 2008 | down 155.7% | falling |
| 92 | Niger | -3,147 | 2019 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 93 | Mauritius | -3,173 | 2022 | up 51.2% | rising |
| 94 | Honduras | -3,258 | 2019 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 95 | Cape Verde | -3,528 | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 96 | Croatia | -3,706 | 2023 | up 53.9% | rising |
| 97 | El Salvador | -4,158 | 2023 | down 40.6% | falling |
| 98 | Burkina Faso | -4,372 | 2023 | down 90.9% | falling |
| 99 | Israel | -5,148 | 2023 | down 42.9% | rising |
| 100 | Belarus | -5,377 | 2023 | up 78.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Madagascar | -5,482 | 2023 | down 107.8% | falling |
| 102 | Mauritania | -5,708 | 2020 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 103 | Philippines | -6,092 | 2008 | down 288.5% | falling |
| 104 | Benin | -6,224 | 2022 | down 258.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Comoros | -6,650 | 2014 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 106 | Cambodia | -6,925 | 2021 | down 182.3% | volatile |
| 107 | Mali | -8,072 | 2015 | down 318.9% | falling |
| 108 | Slovakia | -8,392 | 2023 | up 63.6% | falling |
| 109 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -8,912 | 2020 | down 187.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Luxembourg | -9,162 | 2023 | down 50.3% | falling |
| 111 | Guinea | -9,166 | 2023 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 112 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -9,285 | 2023 | down 167.7% | falling |
| 113 | Greece | -11,331 | 2023 | down 79.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Cyprus | -11,747 | 2023 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 115 | Albania | -13,061 | 2023 | up 41.4% | volatile |
| 116 | Oman | -13,111 | 2023 | down 48.1% | falling |
| 117 | Republic of Moldova | -13,392 | 2023 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 118 | Mongolia | -13,757 | 2023 | down 71.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -13,869 | 2020 | down 230.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Côte d'Ivoire | -14,377 | 2023 | down 316.7% | falling |
| 121 | Zimbabwe | -16,563 | 2015 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 122 | Tajikistan | -17,513 | 2017 | down 3,125.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Ghana | -19,077 | 2023 | down 61,638.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Tunisia | -19,857 | 2023 | down 83.5% | falling |
| 125 | Cameroon | -26,363 | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 126 | Ecuador | -29,173 | 2023 | down 197.2% | falling |
| 127 | Palestine, State of | -31,786 | 2023 | down 43.6% | falling |
| 128 | Algeria | -34,686 | 2023 | down 153.4% | falling |
| 129 | Kazakhstan | -39,050 | 2020 | down 43.1% | volatile |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | -39,888 | 2023 | down 160.6% | falling |
| 131 | Azerbaijan | -43,769 | 2023 | down 144.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Indonesia | -44,325 | 2018 | down 48.7% | falling |
| 133 | Ukraine | -44,765 | 2023 | down 724.5% | volatile |
| 134 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -45,025 | 2020 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 135 | Morocco | -49,934 | 2023 | down 64.8% | falling |
| 136 | Colombia | -56,432 | 2022 | down 82.1% | falling |
| 137 | Bangladesh | -61,601 | 2022 | down 246.8% | volatile |
| 138 | Turkmenistan | -62,071 | 2023 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 139 | Brazil | -64,273 | 2023 | down 175.8% | falling |
| 140 | Uzbekistan | -115,628 | 2023 | down 484.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Viet Nam | -126,518 | 2022 | down 155.8% | volatile |
| 142 | India | -788,135 | 2023 | down 390.1% | volatile |
| 143 | China | -875,123 | 2023 | down 40.2% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release