Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
135
Highest
956,923
United States
Lowest
0
Seychelles
Median
8,499
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,282
What the numbers show
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes (number) is currently reported for 135 countries. The highest value is 956,923 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Seychelles.
The median across all reporting countries is 8,499, and the mean is 56,991.
Over the past decade 105 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Monaco (up 37,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 67.2%).
Total inbound internationally mobile students, both sexes: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 956,923 | 2023 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 748,461 | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 580,287 | 2024 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 438,260 | 2024 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 389,181 | 2023 | up 157.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Russia | 336,453 | 2023 | up 93.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 301,634 | 2023 | up 454.6% | volatile |
| 8 | France | 284,865 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 9 | United Arab Emirates | 238,986 | 2024 | up 341.2% | rising |
| 10 | China (People’s Republic of) | 194,327 | 2024 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 11 | Japan | 181,821 | 2023 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 12 | Korea | 143,939 | 2024 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Netherlands | 135,535 | 2021 | up 253.3% | volatile |
| 14 | Iran | 130,591 | 2022 | up 2,794.3% | volatile |
| 15 | Malaysia | 128,907 | 2024 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Argentina | 126,566 | 2023 | up 67.2% | volatile |
| 17 | Egypt | 125,128 | 2024 | up 161.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Saudi Arabia | 114,886 | 2024 | up 60.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Spain | 113,649 | 2024 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 20 | Italy | 106,450 | 2023 | up 29.1% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 95,120 | 2024 | up 174.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Austria | 92,054 | 2024 | up 41.3% | rising |
| 23 | Senegal | 83,758 | 2024 | up 303.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Hong Kong (China) | 73,833 | 2024 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 25 | Mexico | 72,888 | 2023 | up 808.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Singapore | 71,239 | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 27 | Switzerland | 67,805 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 28 | Belgium | 57,281 | 2023 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 29 | Portugal | 56,775 | 2023 | up 290.4% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 56,276 | 2023 | up 40.2% | rising |
| 31 | Kyrgyzstan | 55,827 | 2024 | up 362.5% | volatile |
| 32 | India | 45,700 | 2023 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 33 | New Zealand | 44,171 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 34 | Hungary | 43,137 | 2024 | up 85.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Jordan | 43,075 | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 40,886 | 2024 | up 101.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Macau (China) | 40,336 | 2024 | up 271.0% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 38,481 | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 39 | Georgia | 37,161 | 2025 | up 677.4% | volatile |
| 40 | Romania | 36,216 | 2023 | up 68.0% | rising |
| 41 | Sweden | 35,779 | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 42 | Finland | 35,715 | 2024 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Ukraine | 34,889 | 2024 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 44 | Lebanon | 34,178 | 2023 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 30,259 | 2024 | up 175.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Denmark | 28,751 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 47 | Brazil | 27,989 | 2024 | up 46.6% | rising |
| 48 | Ireland | 27,159 | 2022 | up 144.7% | rising |
| 49 | Morocco | 27,064 | 2024 | up 90.3% | volatile |
| 50 | Greece | 26,327 | 2023 | down 4.6% | rising |
| 51 | Philippines | 25,735 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 52 | Chile | 22,235 | 2024 | up 585.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Slovak Republic | 21,947 | 2024 | up 97.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Qatar | 20,735 | 2024 | up 105.7% | volatile |
| 55 | Belarus | 20,294 | 2024 | up 36.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 15,438 | 2024 | up 36.8% | rising |
| 57 | Norway | 13,274 | 2024 | up 43.7% | rising |
| 58 | Cyprus | 12,730 | 2024 | up 163.5% | rising |
| 59 | Israel | 12,650 | 2024 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 60 | Honduras | 11,924 | 2024 | up 825.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Serbia | 11,573 | 2024 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 62 | Lithuania | 11,472 | 2024 | up 193.0% | volatile |
| 63 | Uzbekistan | 10,819 | 2024 | up 1,481.7% | volatile |
| 64 | Latvia | 10,425 | 2024 | up 132.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 10,238 | 2024 | down 4.1% | volatile |
| 66 | Tunisia | 9,496 | 2023 | up 52.3% | volatile |
| 67 | Burundi | 8,934 | 2025 | up 442.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Slovenia | 8,499 | 2023 | up 231.6% | volatile |
| 69 | Armenia | 8,150 | 2024 | up 82.5% | rising |
| 70 | Rwanda | 8,122 | 2024 | up 1,029.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Grenada | 7,893 | 2018 | up 86.4% | rising |
| 72 | Viet Nam | 7,760 | 2022 | up 94.2% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 7,741 | 2024 | up 75.7% | rising |
| 74 | Indonesia | 7,677 | 2018 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 75 | Côte d’Ivoire | 7,493 | 2024 | up 153.1% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 7,398 | 2023 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 77 | Cameroon | 7,392 | 2023 | up 141.6% | volatile |
| 78 | Malta | 6,242 | 2023 | up 881.5% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia | 6,178 | 2023 | up 371.2% | volatile |
| 80 | Cuba | 6,118 | 2024 | down 53.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 6,081 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 82 | Croatia | 5,929 | 2023 | up 1,085.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Bahrain | 5,864 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 84 | Algeria | 5,746 | 2024 | down 27.8% | rising |
| 85 | Moldova | 5,669 | 2024 | up 137.1% | rising |
| 86 | Colombia | 5,448 | 2022 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 87 | Ghana | 5,150 | 2024 | down 67.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Mongolia | 4,558 | 2024 | up 303.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Niger | 4,348 | 2019 | up 323.8% | volatile |
| 90 | Estonia | 4,336 | 2024 | up 94.4% | volatile |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 4,304 | 2024 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 4,279 | 2024 | up 264.2% | rising |
| 93 | Benin | 3,972 | 2022 | down 56.2% | falling |
| 94 | Oman | 3,545 | 2024 | up 14.1% | rising |
| 95 | Mauritius | 3,075 | 2024 | up 98.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 2,510 | 2018 | up 69.6% | rising |
| 97 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 2,498 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,467 | 2020 | up 10.0% | volatile |
| 99 | Bangladesh | 2,281 | 2022 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 100 | Albania | 2,254 | 2024 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 101 | Tajikistan | 2,238 | 2017 | down 20.9% | falling |
| 102 | Botswana | 2,172 | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 103 | Namibia | 2,132 | 2022 | down 31.8% | rising |
| 104 | Iceland | 2,089 | 2023 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Sri Lanka | 1,773 | 2023 | up 117.3% | rising |
| 106 | Barbados | 1,714 | 2011 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 107 | Guinea | 1,327 | 2023 | up 42.7% | rising |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1,177 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 109 | Monaco | 1,131 | 2024 | up 37,600.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Tanzania | 1,058 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 111 | El Salvador | 938 | 2023 | up 24.2% | rising |
| 112 | San Marino | 900 | 2024 | up 33.7% | rising |
| 113 | Liechtenstein | 831 | 2021 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 114 | Madagascar | 816 | 2023 | down 51.8% | rising |
| 115 | Mozambique | 769 | 2018 | up 94.2% | rising |
| 116 | Mali | 712 | 2015 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 117 | Zimbabwe | 633 | 2015 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 118 | Brunei | 577 | 2023 | up 63.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Lao People’s Democratic Republic | 543 | 2020 | down 25.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Cambodia | 513 | 2021 | up 654.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Saint Lucia | 383 | 2023 | down 0.3% | volatile |
| 122 | Mauritania | 354 | 2020 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 123 | Aruba | 329 | 2016 | up 94.7% | volatile |
| 124 | Andorra | 305 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 125 | Cabo Verde | 168 | 2018 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 126 | Samoa | 134 | 2023 | up 112.7% | rising |
| 127 | Lesotho | 76 | 2018 | up 43.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Turkmenistan | 53 | 2024 | down 39.1% | falling |
| 129 | Eswatini | 46 | 2015 | down 62.3% | falling |
| 130 | Bermuda | 43 | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Guyana | 34 | 2012 | down 20.9% | flat |
| 132 | Comoros | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Djibouti | 0 | 2011 | — | flat |
| 132 | Palestine | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 132 | Seychelles | 0 | 2024 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 7.29 million
- SDG: World 7.29 million
- UIS: World 7.29 million
- WB: World 7.29 million
- UNICEF: World 7.19 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 5.63 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 5.04 million
- WB: Oecd Members 4.99 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 4.83 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 4.76 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 4.75 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 4.33 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release