Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), male (UIS estimate) (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
115
Highest
61.6%
Macau, China
Lowest
-196.7%
Bermuda
Median
-1.2%
Years covered
26
1998–2023
Data points
1,723
What the numbers show
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound), male (UIS estimate) (%) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 61.6% in Macau, China; the lowest is -196.7% in Bermuda.
The median across all reporting countries is -1.2%, and the mean is -6.4%.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 39 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 9,788.4%), and the largest decrease in Benin (down 801.2%).
Net flow ratio of internationally mobile students (inbound): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macau, China | 61.6% | 2023 | up 162.7% | falling |
| 2 | San Marino | 33.5% | 2023 | up 944.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Monaco | 32.8% | 2023 | up 158.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Australia | 32.2% | 2023 | up 70.8% | rising |
| 5 | Malta | 28.9% | 2023 | up 300.3% | volatile |
| 6 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 24.9% | 2023 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 7 | Qatar | 24.8% | 2023 | up 327.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Kyrgyzstan | 24.6% | 2023 | up 1,316.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Canada | 22.9% | 2023 | up 160.2% | volatile |
| 10 | New Zealand | 15.5% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 11 | Czechia | 15.4% | 2023 | up 97.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Switzerland | 14.5% | 2023 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 13 | Austria | 14.0% | 2023 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 14 | Latvia | 13.0% | 2023 | up 731.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Singapore | 12.5% | 2012 | — | volatile |
| 16 | Georgia | 11.7% | 2023 | up 4,707.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Netherlands | 11.5% | 2021 | up 1,401.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Hungary | 10.9% | 2023 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Germany | 10.2% | 2023 | up 259.6% | rising |
| 20 | Portugal | 10.0% | 2023 | up 541.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Finland | 9.1% | 2023 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 22 | Denmark | 8.6% | 2023 | down 1.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Slovenia | 7.5% | 2023 | up 9,788.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Malaysia | 7.3% | 2023 | up 733.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Poland | 7.2% | 2023 | up 811.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Lithuania | 6.8% | 2023 | up 233.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium | 6.4% | 2023 | down 2.7% | volatile |
| 28 | France | 6.4% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 6.2% | 2023 | up 336.7% | volatile |
| 30 | United States of America | 6.2% | 2023 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 31 | Sweden | 5.6% | 2023 | up 80.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Hong Kong, China | 5.1% | 2023 | up 221.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Ireland | 5.0% | 2022 | up 134.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Japan | 4.3% | 2023 | up 64.0% | rising |
| 35 | Lebanon | 4.3% | 2012 | up 276.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Burundi | 4.0% | 2023 | up 4.7% | volatile |
| 37 | North Macedonia | 3.5% | 2023 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Argentina | 3.2% | 2023 | up 41.2% | rising |
| 39 | Romania | 3.1% | 2023 | up 4,523.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Türkiye | 2.9% | 2022 | up 1,473.4% | volatile |
| 41 | South Africa | 2.8% | 2023 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 42 | Armenia | 2.5% | 2023 | up 136.8% | volatile |
| 43 | Spain | 2.2% | 2023 | up 68.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 2.1% | 2023 | up 182.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Saudi Arabia | 1.8% | 2022 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 46 | Norway | 1.2% | 2023 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Cuba | 1.1% | 2023 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 48 | Dominican Republic | 1.1% | 2023 | down 67.6% | volatile |
| 49 | Senegal | 1.0% | 2023 | down 79.6% | volatile |
| 50 | Republic of Korea | 1.0% | 2023 | up 162.7% | volatile |
| 51 | Rwanda | 0.8% | 2023 | up 109.4% | volatile |
| 52 | Italy | 0.7% | 2023 | down 31.1% | volatile |
| 53 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2023 | down 69.5% | volatile |
| 54 | Thailand | 0.1% | 2023 | up 104.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Chile | -0.3% | 2023 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 56 | Brazil | -0.6% | 2023 | down 67.3% | rising |
| 57 | Serbia | -0.7% | 2023 | up 49.4% | volatile |
| 58 | Bahrain | -1.2% | 2023 | up 46.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Jordan | -1.2% | 2023 | down 693.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Greece | -1.2% | 2023 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 61 | Honduras | -1.3% | 2019 | up 68.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Mozambique | -1.3% | 2018 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 63 | China | -1.4% | 2023 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 64 | Botswana | -1.4% | 2023 | up 70.9% | rising |
| 65 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -1.4% | 2020 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 66 | Croatia | -1.6% | 2023 | up 63.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Belarus | -2.0% | 2023 | up 62.8% | volatile |
| 68 | India | -2.2% | 2023 | down 178.7% | falling |
| 69 | Burkina Faso | -2.2% | 2023 | up 27.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Colombia | -2.4% | 2022 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 71 | El Salvador | -2.4% | 2023 | down 31.1% | rising |
| 72 | Madagascar | -2.5% | 2023 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 73 | Namibia | -2.6% | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 74 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | -2.7% | 2020 | down 89.4% | falling |
| 75 | Israel | -2.9% | 2023 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | -3.0% | 2023 | down 50.8% | falling |
| 77 | Slovakia | -3.8% | 2023 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 78 | Ghana | -3.9% | 2023 | down 471.9% | volatile |
| 79 | Morocco | -4.0% | 2023 | up 19.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Viet Nam | -4.0% | 2022 | down 78.7% | falling |
| 81 | Iceland | -4.8% | 2023 | up 55.5% | volatile |
| 82 | Côte d'Ivoire | -5.0% | 2023 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 83 | Benin | -5.3% | 2022 | down 801.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Niger | -5.5% | 2019 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 85 | Cameroon | -6.2% | 2023 | up 35.3% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | -8.3% | 2023 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 87 | Mali | -9.2% | 2015 | — | rising |
| 88 | Mauritius | -9.5% | 2022 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 89 | Albania | -9.8% | 2023 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Tajikistan | -10.7% | 2017 | down 597.0% | volatile |
| 91 | Mongolia | -10.9% | 2023 | down 116.0% | flat |
| 92 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -12.3% | 2020 | down 151.8% | rising |
| 93 | Brunei Darussalam | -12.4% | 2023 | up 70.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -13.0% | 2023 | down 268.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Oman | -13.6% | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | -15.4% | 2023 | down 84.2% | falling |
| 97 | Aruba | -15.5% | 2016 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 98 | Lesotho | -16.0% | 2018 | down 27.7% | volatile |
| 99 | Liechtenstein | -18.2% | 2021 | up 74.3% | volatile |
| 100 | Republic of Moldova | -19.0% | 2023 | down 29.1% | falling |
| 101 | Cyprus | -19.1% | 2023 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Palestine, State of | -22.4% | 2023 | down 39.8% | rising |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | -24.2% | 2023 | down 42.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Mauritania | -27.2% | 2020 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 105 | Cape Verde | -33.3% | 2018 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | -36.6% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | British Virgin Islands | -39.8% | 2020 | — | rising |
| 108 | Andorra | -48.3% | 2023 | up 79.9% | rising |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | -69.5% | 2004 | up 28.4% | rising |
| 110 | Seychelles | -81.8% | 2023 | up 66.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Samoa | -87.3% | 2023 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 112 | Luxembourg | -107.0% | 2023 | down 17.3% | rising |
| 113 | Djibouti | -107.5% | 2011 | up 88.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros | -119.2% | 2014 | up 89.4% | volatile |
| 115 | Bermuda | -196.7% | 2023 | down 5.6% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release