Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) by country
Total number of female students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.
Countries reporting
102
Highest
434,612 number
United States
Lowest
0 number
Palestine
Median
4,839 number
Years covered
23
1997–2019
Data points
1,990
What the numbers show
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female (number) is currently reported for 102 countries. The highest value is 434,612 number in United States; the lowest is 0 number in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,839 number, and the mean is 23,228 number.
Over the past decade 78 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Mauritius (up 2,946.9%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 54.2%).
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 434,612 number | 2017 | up 70.0% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 244,383 number | 2018 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 209,673 number | 2018 | up 94.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 146,092 number | 2018 | up 48.4% | rising |
| 5 | France | 116,020 number | 2018 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 6 | Canada | 103,585 number | 2018 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 7 | China | 91,182 number | 2019 | up 229.7% | rising |
| 8 | Japan | 82,108 number | 2018 | up 33.0% | rising |
| 9 | Italy | 60,411 number | 2018 | up 69.5% | rising |
| 10 | Netherlands | 56,129 number | 2018 | up 222.3% | volatile |
| 11 | South Korea | 48,073 number | 2018 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Turkey | 43,355 number | 2018 | up 548.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Austria | 40,148 number | 2018 | up 40.7% | rising |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 38,488 number | 2016 | up 59.8% | rising |
| 15 | Spain | 36,516 number | 2018 | up 75.5% | rising |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 32,735 number | 2019 | up 323.3% | volatile |
| 17 | Belgium | 31,546 number | 2018 | up 80.7% | rising |
| 18 | Poland | 27,146 number | 2018 | up 264.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Switzerland | 27,025 number | 2018 | up 76.0% | rising |
| 20 | New Zealand | 25,997 number | 2018 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 21 | Singapore | 25,543 number | 2018 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 22 | Hong Kong | 25,033 number | 2019 | up 416.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Malaysia | 24,800 number | 2019 | up 24.6% | rising |
| 24 | Czechia | 23,933 number | 2018 | up 66.6% | volatile |
| 25 | South Africa | 18,540 number | 2018 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 26 | Denmark | 17,288 number | 2018 | up 397.4% | rising |
| 27 | Thailand | 17,224 number | 2016 | up 647.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Jordan | 16,027 number | 2018 | up 83.8% | rising |
| 29 | Hungary | 15,977 number | 2018 | up 108.2% | rising |
| 30 | Sweden | 15,238 number | 2018 | up 64.3% | rising |
| 31 | India | 15,029 number | 2019 | up 208.9% | rising |
| 32 | Lebanon | 14,731 number | 2012 | up 191.0% | rising |
| 33 | Portugal | 14,508 number | 2018 | up 227.7% | rising |
| 34 | Egypt | 13,904 number | 2016 | up 70.4% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 13,173 number | 2018 | up 112.2% | rising |
| 36 | Greece | 13,131 number | 2018 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 37 | Ireland | 11,902 number | 2018 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 38 | Finland | 10,701 number | 2018 | up 119.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Macao | 10,541 number | 2019 | up 77.9% | rising |
| 40 | Brazil | 9,299 number | 2018 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 41 | Iran | 9,272 number | 2018 | up 1,686.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Qatar | 7,525 number | 2019 | up 169.9% | volatile |
| 43 | Morocco | 7,424 number | 2019 | up 230.4% | volatile |
| 44 | Kyrgyzstan | 7,357 number | 2019 | down 34.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Bulgaria | 6,594 number | 2018 | up 81.9% | rising |
| 46 | Slovakia | 6,481 number | 2018 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 47 | Norway | 6,262 number | 2018 | down 32.3% | rising |
| 48 | Belarus | 6,169 number | 2018 | — | rising |
| 49 | Israel | 6,130 number | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Serbia | 5,930 number | 2019 | up 30.2% | rising |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 4,872 number | 2017 | down 38.4% | falling |
| 52 | Senegal | 4,806 number | 2019 | up 46.7% | falling |
| 53 | Georgia | 4,246 number | 2019 | — | volatile |
| 54 | Bahrain | 3,585 number | 2019 | up 993.0% | volatile |
| 55 | Cyprus | 3,509 number | 2018 | up 110.6% | rising |
| 56 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,244 number | 2019 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 57 | Ghana | 3,062 number | 2019 | up 211.2% | rising |
| 58 | Chile | 3,000 number | 2018 | down 50.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Lithuania | 2,800 number | 2018 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 60 | Vietnam | 2,787 number | 2019 | up 122.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Latvia | 2,744 number | 2018 | up 242.1% | rising |
| 62 | Croatia | 2,732 number | 2018 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Colombia | 2,368 number | 2018 | — | rising |
| 64 | Armenia | 2,357 number | 2019 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 65 | Benin | 2,199 number | 2018 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 66 | Azerbaijan | 2,028 number | 2019 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 67 | Slovenia | 1,902 number | 2018 | up 138.0% | volatile |
| 68 | Estonia | 1,878 number | 2018 | up 239.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Moldova | 1,870 number | 2019 | up 402.7% | volatile |
| 70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 1,851 number | 2017 | down 17.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Namibia | 1,815 number | 2017 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 72 | Luxembourg | 1,744 number | 2018 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 73 | Oman | 1,599 number | 2019 | up 211.1% | rising |
| 74 | Niger | 1,400 number | 2019 | up 1,527.9% | volatile |
| 75 | North Macedonia | 1,248 number | 2018 | up 145.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Honduras | 1,174 number | 2018 | up 160.3% | rising |
| 77 | Rwanda | 1,019 number | 2019 | up 215.5% | volatile |
| 78 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,007 number | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 79 | Mauritius | 975 number | 2017 | up 2,946.9% | volatile |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 873 number | 2019 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 81 | Iceland | 861 number | 2018 | up 94.4% | rising |
| 82 | Mongolia | 860 number | 2018 | up 58.4% | rising |
| 83 | Malta | 765 number | 2018 | up 208.5% | volatile |
| 84 | Madagascar | 688 number | 2018 | up 151.1% | rising |
| 85 | Tajikistan | 663 number | 2017 | down 49.5% | volatile |
| 86 | Sri Lanka | 537 number | 2019 | up 179.7% | rising |
| 86 | Trinidad and Tobago | 537 number | 2004 | up 16.7% | falling |
| 88 | Albania | 468 number | 2019 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 89 | El Salvador | 379 number | 2018 | down 11.0% | rising |
| 90 | Mozambique | 337 number | 2018 | up 161.2% | rising |
| 91 | Liechtenstein | 284 number | 2018 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 92 | Burundi | 280 number | 2018 | down 54.2% | falling |
| 93 | Aruba | 220 number | 2016 | up 122.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Mali | 216 number | 2015 | — | falling |
| 95 | Brunei | 184 number | 2019 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 96 | Laos | 154 number | 2019 | down 13.0% | volatile |
| 97 | Andorra | 134 number | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 98 | Cape Verde | 69 number | 2018 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 99 | Bermuda | 44 number | 2018 | down 15.4% | rising |
| 100 | Lesotho | 36 number | 2018 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Comoros | 0 number | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 101 | Palestine | 0 number | 2019 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 2.61 million number
- High income 2.01 million number
- Post-demographic dividend 1.90 million number
- OECD members 1.90 million number
- Europe & Central Asia 1.19 million number
- European Union 925,391 number
- IDA & IBRD total 636,815 number
- Low & middle income 599,621 number
- IBRD only 586,632 number
- Middle income 583,345 number
- Euro area 558,927 number
- East Asia & Pacific 557,557 number
- North America 539,307 number
- Upper middle income 481,551 number
- Late-demographic dividend 434,257 number
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 279,815 number
- Early-demographic dividend 249,834 number
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 236,764 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 158,620 number
- Arab World 142,475 number
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 134,996 number
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 134,782 number
- Central Europe and the Baltics 105,360 number
- Lower middle income 101,794 number
- Latin America & Caribbean 101,562 number
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 95,247 number
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 88,629 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 66,652 number
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 66,652 number
- Sub-Saharan Africa 51,159 number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 51,159 number
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 50,184 number
- IDA only 38,045 number
- Small states 32,486 number
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 28,388 number
- Other small states 21,335 number
- South Asia 15,777 number
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 15,777 number
About this data
Total number of female students who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled in tertiary institutions outside their country of origin.