Share of students from abroad by country
International students as a share of the country's overall tertiary enrollment. International students are those who move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.
Countries reporting
133
Highest
100.0%
Comoros
Lowest
0.0%
Seychelles
Median
4.8%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
2,273
What the numbers show
Share of students from abroad is currently reported for 133 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Comoros; the lowest is 0.0% in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.8%, and the mean is 12.0%.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 34 fell. The largest increase was in Monaco (up 25,110.2%), and the largest decrease in Tanzania (down 99.6%).
Share of students from abroad: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comoros | 100.0% | 2017 | — | volatile |
| 2 | San Marino | 87.1% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 3 | Monaco | 86.7% | 2024 | up 25,110.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Liechtenstein | 85.6% | 2021 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 5 | Grenada | 85.2% | 2018 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 6 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 73.2% | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 7 | Macao | 72.5% | 2024 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 65.0% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 9 | Luxembourg | 51.5% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 10 | Qatar | 41.7% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 31.6% | 2024 | up 104.5% | rising |
| 12 | Senegal | 29.9% | 2024 | up 103.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Malta | 29.6% | 2023 | up 484.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 25.3% | 2024 | up 157.2% | volatile |
| 15 | United Kingdom | 23.4% | 2023 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 16 | Cyprus | 21.6% | 2024 | up 50.9% | falling |
| 17 | Canada | 21.2% | 2023 | up 117.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Austria | 20.8% | 2024 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 20.1% | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 20 | Georgia | 19.5% | 2025 | up 420.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Saint Lucia | 19.2% | 2023 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 22 | Singapore | 19.2% | 2012 | — | falling |
| 23 | New Zealand | 17.6% | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 16.7% | 2025 | up 247.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Czechia | 16.6% | 2023 | up 77.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Slovakia | 15.6% | 2024 | up 177.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Latvia | 14.1% | 2024 | up 182.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Hungary | 13.9% | 2024 | up 97.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Barbados | 13.8% | 2011 | up 86.9% | rising |
| 30 | Netherlands | 13.7% | 2021 | up 179.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Germany | 13.4% | 2024 | up 85.3% | rising |
| 32 | Portugal | 13.3% | 2023 | up 165.0% | rising |
| 33 | Lebanon | 12.9% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 34 | Malaysia | 12.5% | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 35 | Lithuania | 11.4% | 2024 | up 364.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 11.0% | 2022 | up 90.7% | rising |
| 37 | Bahrain | 10.8% | 2024 | down 18.3% | rising |
| 38 | Burundi | 10.7% | 2025 | up 233.8% | volatile |
| 39 | Slovenia | 10.6% | 2023 | up 305.1% | volatile |
| 40 | North Macedonia | 10.6% | 2023 | up 390.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Finland | 10.5% | 2024 | up 41.8% | rising |
| 42 | Belgium | 10.4% | 2023 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 43 | Iceland | 10.3% | 2023 | up 57.4% | rising |
| 44 | Jordan | 10.2% | 2024 | down 20.7% | rising |
| 45 | Andorra | 10.1% | 2024 | down 72.1% | rising |
| 46 | France | 9.9% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 47 | Denmark | 9.9% | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 48 | Estonia | 9.8% | 2024 | up 162.9% | volatile |
| 49 | Armenia | 8.4% | 2024 | up 113.7% | rising |
| 50 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7.9% | 2023 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 7.9% | 2024 | up 98.1% | rising |
| 52 | Bermuda | 7.4% | 2023 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Sweden | 7.2% | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 54 | Aruba | 7.2% | 2024 | down 67.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Moldova | 7.1% | 2024 | up 246.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Mauritius | 7.0% | 2024 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Poland | 6.8% | 2024 | up 246.1% | volatile |
| 58 | Romania | 6.7% | 2023 | up 92.7% | volatile |
| 59 | Belarus | 6.6% | 2024 | up 129.7% | volatile |
| 60 | Rwanda | 6.2% | 2024 | up 571.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Trinidad and Tobago | 5.8% | 2004 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 62 | Saudi Arabia | 5.7% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 63 | Niger | 5.4% | 2019 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 64 | United States | 5.3% | 2023 | up 35.0% | rising |
| 65 | South Korea | 5.3% | 2024 | up 233.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Samoa | 5.2% | 2023 | up 93.8% | falling |
| 67 | Honduras | 4.8% | 2024 | up 594.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Italy | 4.8% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 69 | Japan | 4.7% | 2023 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 70 | Brunei | 4.7% | 2023 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 71 | Spain | 4.6% | 2024 | up 62.5% | rising |
| 72 | Serbia | 4.6% | 2024 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 73 | Turkey | 4.3% | 2023 | up 294.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Norway | 4.2% | 2024 | up 20.2% | falling |
| 75 | Kazakhstan | 4.1% | 2025 | up 168.4% | volatile |
| 76 | Iran | 3.9% | 2022 | up 3,714.2% | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 3.8% | 2024 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 3.7% | 2023 | up 1,129.7% | volatile |
| 79 | Argentina | 3.4% | 2023 | up 73.4% | rising |
| 80 | Egypt | 3.2% | 2025 | up 67.9% | rising |
| 81 | South Africa | 3.2% | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 82 | Namibia | 3.1% | 2022 | down 58.6% | falling |
| 83 | Tunisia | 3.1% | 2023 | up 67.9% | volatile |
| 84 | Benin | 3.1% | 2022 | down 61.0% | falling |
| 85 | Israel | 3.1% | 2024 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 86 | Mongolia | 3.0% | 2024 | up 351.7% | volatile |
| 87 | Greece | 3.0% | 2023 | down 28.0% | rising |
| 88 | Oman | 2.7% | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 2.7% | 2024 | up 19.0% | falling |
| 90 | Thailand | 2.3% | 2025 | up 7.9% | volatile |
| 91 | Cuba | 2.2% | 2024 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 92 | Ukraine | 2.2% | 2024 | down 21.1% | volatile |
| 93 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.2% | 2024 | up 28.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Mexico | 2.0% | 2024 | up 740.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Dominican Republic | 1.9% | 2024 | down 18.0% | volatile |
| 96 | Burkina Faso | 1.9% | 2024 | up 31.1% | falling |
| 97 | Morocco | 1.9% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 98 | Albania | 1.9% | 2024 | up 44.4% | flat |
| 99 | Cameroon | 1.8% | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 100 | Chile | 1.6% | 2024 | up 502.0% | volatile |
| 101 | Mauritania | 1.4% | 2020 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 1.4% | 2018 | up 6.7% | falling |
| 103 | Guinea | 0.9% | 2012 | down 57.3% | falling |
| 104 | Mali | 0.9% | 2015 | down 86.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Tajikistan | 0.8% | 2017 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Uzbekistan | 0.8% | 2025 | up 176.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Ghana | 0.7% | 2024 | down 81.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2023 | up 16.2% | flat |
| 109 | Laos | 0.6% | 2020 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 110 | Eswatini | 0.5% | 2013 | down 79.2% | falling |
| 111 | Philippines | 0.5% | 2024 | up 183.8% | volatile |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 0.5% | 2023 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 0.5% | 2024 | up 618.5% | volatile |
| 114 | El Salvador | 0.5% | 2023 | up 9.0% | falling |
| 115 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 0.4% | 2020 | down 4.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Russia | 0.4% | 2024 | down 86.0% | volatile |
| 117 | Tanzania | 0.4% | 2024 | down 99.6% | volatile |
| 118 | Guyana | 0.4% | 2012 | down 35.0% | falling |
| 119 | Mozambique | 0.4% | 2018 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 120 | Lesotho | 0.4% | 2018 | down 43.5% | volatile |
| 121 | Algeria | 0.3% | 2024 | down 45.8% | falling |
| 122 | Madagascar | 0.3% | 2023 | down 80.3% | falling |
| 123 | China | 0.3% | 2024 | up 24.1% | rising |
| 124 | Vietnam | 0.3% | 2024 | up 217.5% | rising |
| 125 | Brazil | 0.3% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 126 | Cambodia | 0.3% | 2021 | up 260.2% | rising |
| 127 | Colombia | 0.2% | 2022 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 128 | India | 0.1% | 2023 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 129 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2018 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 130 | Bangladesh | 0.1% | 2022 | down 40.4% | rising |
| 131 | Turkmenistan | 0.1% | 2024 | down 73.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Seychelles | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
International students as a share of the country's overall tertiary enrollment. International students are those who move from their home countries for education, identified based on their past education, residence, or distinct immigration regulations.