Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
133
Highest
79.9%
Grenada
Lowest
-159.3%
Bermuda
Median
-0.9%
Years covered
26
1998–2023
Data points
2,154

What the numbers show

Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 79.9% in Grenada; the lowest is -159.3% in Bermuda.

The median across all reporting countries is -0.9%, and the mean is -6.1%.

Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 51 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 13,555.2%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 31,172.7%).

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Grenada 79.9% 2018 up 48.4% rising
1 Anguilla -279.6% 2008 up 44.1% volatile
2 Macao 64.4% 2023 up 150.3% falling
3 United Arab Emirates 64.0% 2023 down 6.0% falling
4 Monaco 44.6% 2023 up 190.0% volatile
5 Qatar 27.5% 2023 up 53.7% volatile
6 Australia 26.4% 2023 up 78.3% rising
7 San Marino 25.6% 2023 up 168.2% volatile
8 Malta 24.5% 2023 up 343.6% volatile
9 United Kingdom 22.1% 2023 up 36.0% rising
10 Kyrgyzstan 19.9% 2023 up 956.5% volatile
11 Canada 18.3% 2023 up 172.9% volatile
12 Switzerland 13.8% 2023 up 10.5% rising
13 Austria 13.7% 2023 up 5.8% rising
14 Czechia 13.3% 2023 up 106.9% volatile
15 New Zealand 13.0% 2023 down 7.3% falling
16 Netherlands 11.9% 2021 up 274.3% volatile
17 Singapore 10.6% 2012 flat
18 Hungary 9.7% 2023 up 194.3% volatile
19 Georgia 9.7% 2023 up 389.9% volatile
20 Portugal 9.4% 2023 up 577.3% volatile
21 Germany 8.8% 2023 up 223.0% rising
22 Hong Kong 8.0% 2023 up 539.6% volatile
23 Denmark 7.9% 2023 down 4.4% rising
24 Aruba 7.5% 2016 up 923.6% volatile
25 Latvia 7.3% 2023 up 341.5% volatile
26 Belgium 7.2% 2023 down 3.1% rising
27 Slovenia 7.0% 2023 up 13,555.2% volatile
28 Finland 6.7% 2023 up 51.5% volatile
29 France 5.7% 2023 down 12.9% falling
30 Malaysia 5.5% 2023 up 2,106.3% volatile
31 Poland 4.9% 2023 up 1,989.3% volatile
32 United States 4.6% 2023 up 31.0% rising
33 Sweden 4.3% 2023 up 154.8% rising
34 Ireland 4.1% 2022 up 206.6% volatile
35 Russia 3.9% 2023 up 151.0% volatile
36 Lithuania 3.8% 2023 up 175.5% volatile
37 Japan 3.8% 2023 up 44.1% rising
38 Barbados 3.8% 2011 up 135.9% volatile
39 Estonia 3.7% 2023 up 204.3% volatile
40 Argentina 3.1% 2023 up 37.3% volatile
41 Burundi 2.9% 2023 up 84.0% volatile
42 Turkey 2.2% 2022 up 1,341.5% volatile
43 Spain 2.2% 2023 up 62.5% volatile
44 Senegal 2.2% 2023 down 60.3% volatile
45 South Africa 2.1% 2023 down 38.0% falling
46 Armenia 1.9% 2023 up 160.5% volatile
47 Lebanon 1.6% 2023 down 76.8% volatile
48 Bahrain 1.6% 2023 up 353.4% volatile
49 Romania 1.4% 2023 up 181.2% volatile
50 South Korea 1.4% 2023 up 178.8% volatile
51 Saudi Arabia 1.3% 2022 up 180.1% volatile
52 Jordan 1.3% 2023 down 62.0% rising
53 North Macedonia 1.0% 2023 up 122.5% volatile
54 Italy 0.9% 2023 down 48.4% volatile
55 Dominican Republic 0.9% 2023 down 67.0% volatile
56 Mexico 0.7% 2023 up 208.8% volatile
57 Rwanda 0.6% 2023 up 107.5% volatile
58 Egypt 0.5% 2023 down 47.9% volatile
59 Cuba 0.5% 2023 down 87.5% falling
60 Bulgaria 0.5% 2023 up 109.7% rising
61 Chile -0.0% 2023 up 94.3% volatile
62 Norway -0.1% 2023 up 97.4% volatile
63 Thailand -0.1% 2023 up 47.7% volatile
64 Philippines -0.2% 2008 down 223.7% falling
65 Indonesia -0.6% 2018 up 18.2% rising
66 Brazil -0.6% 2023 down 94.0% falling
67 Botswana -0.9% 2023 up 75.3% volatile
68 Mozambique -1.1% 2018 up 28.4% rising
69 Serbia -1.2% 2023 up 24.0% falling
70 Honduras -1.2% 2019 up 22.7% rising
71 Israel -1.3% 2023 down 30.7% rising
72 Greece -1.3% 2023 down 35.3% volatile
73 Iran -1.4% 2020 down 29.8% falling
74 China -1.5% 2023 up 19.5% falling
75 Bangladesh -1.6% 2022 down 43.9% flat
76 Belarus -1.7% 2023 up 60.8% volatile
77 India -1.8% 2023 down 222.8% falling
78 Burkina Faso -2.0% 2023 up 35.6% rising
79 El Salvador -2.1% 2023 down 23.4% falling
80 Namibia -2.1% 2022 down 53.9% volatile
81 Algeria -2.1% 2023 down 93.6% rising
82 Colombia -2.3% 2022 down 64.0% falling
83 Croatia -2.3% 2023 up 52.2% rising
84 Iceland -2.4% 2023 up 71.3% volatile
85 Democratic Republic of Congo -2.5% 2020 down 185.3% falling
86 Ecuador -2.7% 2023 down 55.7% falling
87 Ghana -2.7% 2023 down 31,172.7% volatile
88 Madagascar -2.9% 2023 down 6.3% rising
89 Ukraine -3.1% 2023 down 1,055.8% volatile
90 Cambodia -3.5% 2021 down 34.8% rising
91 Morocco -3.6% 2023 up 17.0% volatile
92 Niger -3.9% 2019 up 80.5% volatile
93 Vietnam -4.4% 2022 down 99.5% volatile
94 Cote d'Ivoire -4.5% 2023 down 4.2% volatile
95 Benin -4.8% 2022 down 241.2% volatile
96 Kazakhstan -5.3% 2020 down 46.4% volatile
97 Slovakia -6.0% 2023 up 45.3% falling
98 Guinea -6.1% 2012 up 70.1% volatile
99 Cameroon -6.3% 2023 up 16.3% rising
100 Tunisia -6.5% 2023 down 102.3% falling
101 Tajikistan -6.6% 2017 down 2,083.7% volatile
102 Mauritius -7.4% 2022 up 54.3% volatile
103 Laos -9.5% 2020 down 261.6% rising
104 Mongolia -9.5% 2023 down 108.0% falling
105 Mali -9.7% 2015 up 0.5% rising
106 Albania -10.8% 2023 up 22.4% rising
107 Oman -11.1% 2023 down 32.0% rising
108 Sri Lanka -11.1% 2023 down 116.6% falling
109 Bosnia and Herzegovina -12.1% 2023 down 291.7% falling
110 Brunei -12.6% 2023 up 67.2% rising
111 Lesotho -13.8% 2018 up 70.1% volatile
112 Palestine -14.2% 2023 down 36.7% falling
113 Azerbaijan -15.7% 2023 down 64.9% volatile
114 Moldova -16.9% 2023 down 25.5% falling
115 Guyana -18.6% 2012 down 16.6% falling
116 Saint Lucia -19.4% 2023 up 20.9% volatile
117 Uzbekistan -20.5% 2021 down 150.4% falling
118 Cyprus -22.2% 2023 up 67.1% rising
119 Mauritania -23.4% 2020 down 5.5% rising
120 Trinidad and Tobago -27.8% 2004 up 21.2% rising
121 Cape Verde -30.3% 2018 up 4.3% rising
122 Samoa -34.1% 2023 up 14.2% rising
123 British Virgin Islands -34.3% 2020 down 246.3% falling
124 Eswatini -34.4% 2013 up 9.2% falling
125 Liechtenstein -38.9% 2021 down 85.1% rising
126 Andorra -51.1% 2023 up 73.4% rising
127 Turkmenistan -64.5% 2023 up 39.6% rising
128 Djibouti -64.6% 2011 up 87.6% volatile
129 Seychelles -71.4% 2023 up 63.4% volatile
130 Comoros -102.3% 2014 up 84.2% volatile
131 Luxembourg -114.9% 2023 down 33.3% rising
132 Bermuda -159.3% 2023 down 49.6% falling

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Indicator
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), both sexes (UIS estimate) (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
133 places, 2,154 data points, 1998–2023
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release