Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
115
Highest
434,816
United States
Lowest
0
Palestine
Median
5,124
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,776
What the numbers show
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) is currently reported for 115 countries. The highest value is 434,816 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,124, and the mean is 28,716.
Over the past decade 94 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Iran (up 1,797.5%), and the largest decrease in Ukraine (down 63.1%).
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 434,816 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 382,793 | 2023 | up 82.4% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 286,989 | 2024 | up 130.4% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 200,763 | 2024 | up 93.1% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 180,024 | 2023 | up 166.6% | volatile |
| 6 | France | 148,473 | 2024 | up 20.7% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 121,948 | 2023 | up 547.5% | volatile |
| 8 | China | 86,501 | 2024 | up 76.5% | rising |
| 9 | South Korea | 81,638 | 2024 | up 197.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Japan | 80,326 | 2023 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 11 | Argentina | 76,661 | 2023 | up 69.7% | rising |
| 12 | Netherlands | 74,267 | 2021 | up 239.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Spain | 61,308 | 2024 | up 106.5% | rising |
| 14 | Malaysia | 58,131 | 2024 | up 147.2% | rising |
| 15 | Italy | 58,025 | 2023 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 49,700 | 2024 | up 44.5% | rising |
| 17 | Poland | 47,113 | 2024 | up 158.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Egypt | 43,738 | 2024 | up 184.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Hong Kong | 41,127 | 2024 | up 137.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Iran | 39,486 | 2022 | up 1,797.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Senegal | 35,810 | 2024 | up 311.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Singapore | 34,063 | 2023 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 33,704 | 2024 | up 37.0% | rising |
| 24 | Belgium | 33,376 | 2023 | up 18.9% | rising |
| 25 | Saudi Arabia | 31,179 | 2024 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Portugal | 29,462 | 2023 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Czechia | 29,320 | 2023 | up 37.4% | volatile |
| 28 | New Zealand | 23,309 | 2024 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 29 | Macao | 22,591 | 2024 | up 259.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Hungary | 22,516 | 2024 | up 92.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Thailand | 21,944 | 2024 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 21,861 | 2024 | up 306.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Jordan | 19,707 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 34 | Sweden | 19,024 | 2024 | up 57.9% | rising |
| 35 | South Africa | 18,879 | 2023 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 36 | Georgia | 18,196 | 2025 | up 861.7% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 18,186 | 2023 | up 93.6% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 16,365 | 2024 | up 66.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Denmark | 15,641 | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 40 | India | 15,362 | 2023 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ireland | 14,743 | 2022 | up 107.4% | rising |
| 42 | Lebanon | 14,731 | 2012 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 43 | Greece | 13,968 | 2023 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 44 | Brazil | 13,207 | 2024 | up 56.4% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 12,416 | 2024 | up 761.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ukraine | 12,070 | 2024 | down 63.1% | falling |
| 47 | Qatar | 11,979 | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Slovakia | 11,043 | 2024 | up 72.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 9,853 | 2024 | up 104.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Belarus | 8,328 | 2024 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 7,813 | 2024 | up 82.7% | rising |
| 52 | Norway | 7,055 | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 53 | Israel | 6,856 | 2024 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 54 | Honduras | 6,777 | 2024 | up 1,306.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Serbia | 6,274 | 2024 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 56 | Dominican Republic | 6,248 | 2024 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 57 | Lithuania | 5,284 | 2024 | up 128.3% | volatile |
| 58 | Cyprus | 5,124 | 2024 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 59 | Slovenia | 4,845 | 2023 | up 223.2% | volatile |
| 60 | Cote d'Ivoire | 4,810 | 2024 | up 367.9% | volatile |
| 61 | Ecuador | 4,105 | 2023 | up 127.5% | rising |
| 62 | Latvia | 3,776 | 2024 | up 97.5% | rising |
| 63 | Cuba | 3,445 | 2024 | down 39.3% | falling |
| 64 | Armenia | 3,429 | 2024 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,381 | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 66 | Croatia | 3,283 | 2023 | up 1,120.5% | volatile |
| 67 | Bahrain | 3,205 | 2024 | up 33.2% | rising |
| 68 | Rwanda | 3,196 | 2024 | up 987.1% | volatile |
| 69 | Vietnam | 3,187 | 2022 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Malta | 3,184 | 2023 | up 760.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Burundi | 3,138 | 2025 | up 812.2% | volatile |
| 72 | Moldova | 3,063 | 2024 | up 457.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Azerbaijan | 3,042 | 2024 | up 153.7% | rising |
| 74 | Tunisia | 2,898 | 2023 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 75 | Colombia | 2,831 | 2022 | up 46.3% | rising |
| 76 | North Macedonia | 2,801 | 2023 | up 419.7% | volatile |
| 77 | Ghana | 2,441 | 2024 | down 60.7% | falling |
| 78 | Mongolia | 2,306 | 2024 | up 349.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Cameroon | 2,214 | 2023 | up 102.0% | rising |
| 80 | Luxembourg | 2,182 | 2024 | up 45.9% | rising |
| 81 | Estonia | 2,139 | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 82 | Oman | 1,726 | 2024 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 1,580 | 2022 | down 51.7% | falling |
| 84 | Burkina Faso | 1,573 | 2024 | up 385.5% | rising |
| 85 | Mauritius | 1,472 | 2022 | up 295.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Niger | 1,400 | 2019 | up 1,527.9% | volatile |
| 87 | Iceland | 1,354 | 2023 | up 73.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Albania | 1,180 | 2024 | up 45.0% | volatile |
| 89 | Botswana | 1,119 | 2023 | up 129.8% | rising |
| 90 | Namibia | 1,062 | 2022 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,007 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 964 | 2020 | up 53.5% | rising |
| 93 | Monaco | 735 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 94 | Sri Lanka | 728 | 2023 | up 279.2% | rising |
| 95 | Tajikistan | 663 | 2017 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Trinidad and Tobago | 654 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 97 | Guinea | 526 | 2023 | up 292.5% | volatile |
| 98 | El Salvador | 479 | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 99 | San Marino | 437 | 2024 | up 57.8% | rising |
| 100 | Tanzania | 403 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Mozambique | 337 | 2018 | up 161.2% | rising |
| 102 | Liechtenstein | 328 | 2021 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 103 | Madagascar | 274 | 2023 | down 42.4% | volatile |
| 104 | Brunei | 261 | 2023 | up 56.3% | volatile |
| 105 | Aruba | 220 | 2016 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 106 | Mali | 216 | 2015 | — | falling |
| 107 | Laos | 196 | 2020 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 108 | Andorra | 167 | 2024 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritania | 86 | 2020 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 69 | 2018 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 111 | Samoa | 60 | 2023 | up 160.9% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 36 | 2018 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Bermuda | 33 | 2023 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 114 | Comoros | 0 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 114 | Palestine | 0 | 2023 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 3.35 million
- SDG: World 3.35 million
- UIS: World 3.35 million
- WB: World 3.35 million
- UNICEF: World 3.30 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 2.60 million
- WB: Oecd Members 2.42 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 2.34 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 2.31 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.21 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.13 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 1.97 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.77 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.51 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.51 million
- SDG: Europe 1.36 million
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 1.35 million
- UNICEF: Western Europe 1.27 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 1.08 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 1.05 million
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 872,532
- WB: European Union 872,532
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 852,010
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 849,335
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 768,660
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 738,755
- WB: Ibrd Only 723,027
- WB: Euro Area 718,149
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 714,866
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 712,994
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 666,386
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 664,436
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 664,436
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 614,873
- SDG: Northern America 614,873
- WB: North America 614,873
- UNICEF: North America 614,840
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 611,504
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 551,057
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 522,633
About this data
February 2026 Data Release