Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
114
Highest
522,107
United States
Lowest
0
Palestine
Median
5,795
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
5,769
What the numbers show
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number) is currently reported for 114 countries. The highest value is 522,107 in United States; the lowest is 0 in Palestine.
The median across all reporting countries is 5,795, and the mean is 31,936.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Monaco (up 13,100.0%), and the largest decrease in Ghana (down 71.4%).
Total inbound internationally mobile students, male (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 522,107 | 2023 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 2 | United Kingdom | 365,668 | 2023 | up 76.8% | rising |
| 3 | Australia | 293,298 | 2024 | up 107.3% | rising |
| 4 | Germany | 237,497 | 2024 | up 122.9% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 209,157 | 2023 | up 149.8% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 179,686 | 2023 | up 405.4% | volatile |
| 7 | France | 136,392 | 2024 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 8 | China | 107,826 | 2024 | up 82.1% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 101,495 | 2023 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 10 | Iran | 91,105 | 2022 | up 3,647.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Saudi Arabia | 83,707 | 2024 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Egypt | 81,390 | 2024 | up 151.1% | rising |
| 13 | Malaysia | 70,776 | 2024 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 14 | South Korea | 62,301 | 2024 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Netherlands | 61,268 | 2021 | up 271.6% | volatile |
| 16 | Spain | 52,341 | 2024 | up 96.3% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 49,905 | 2023 | up 63.5% | rising |
| 18 | Italy | 48,425 | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 19 | Poland | 48,007 | 2024 | up 191.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Senegal | 47,948 | 2024 | up 298.5% | volatile |
| 21 | Austria | 42,355 | 2024 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 22 | Singapore | 37,176 | 2023 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 23 | Switzerland | 34,101 | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 33,966 | 2024 | up 407.7% | volatile |
| 25 | Hong Kong | 32,706 | 2024 | up 157.8% | volatile |
| 26 | India | 30,338 | 2023 | up 39.7% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 27,313 | 2023 | up 284.7% | volatile |
| 28 | Czechia | 26,956 | 2023 | up 43.4% | rising |
| 29 | Belgium | 23,905 | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 30 | Jordan | 23,368 | 2024 | down 8.8% | rising |
| 31 | Ukraine | 22,819 | 2024 | down 8.2% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 20,862 | 2024 | down 25.7% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 20,621 | 2024 | up 79.2% | rising |
| 34 | South Africa | 19,602 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 35 | Finland | 19,350 | 2024 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Georgia | 18,965 | 2025 | up 291.0% | volatile |
| 37 | Thailand | 18,942 | 2024 | up 32.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Romania | 18,030 | 2023 | up 48.2% | rising |
| 39 | Macao | 17,745 | 2024 | up 286.6% | rising |
| 40 | Morocco | 17,211 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 16,755 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 42 | Brazil | 14,782 | 2024 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 43 | Denmark | 13,110 | 2024 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 44 | Lebanon | 12,499 | 2012 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 45 | Ireland | 12,416 | 2022 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 46 | Greece | 12,359 | 2023 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 47 | Belarus | 11,966 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 48 | Slovakia | 10,904 | 2024 | up 132.4% | volatile |
| 49 | Chile | 9,819 | 2024 | up 445.2% | volatile |
| 50 | Qatar | 8,756 | 2024 | up 106.9% | volatile |
| 51 | Bulgaria | 7,625 | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 52 | Cyprus | 7,606 | 2024 | up 162.3% | rising |
| 53 | Latvia | 6,649 | 2024 | up 159.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Tunisia | 6,598 | 2023 | up 56.7% | rising |
| 55 | Norway | 6,219 | 2024 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 56 | Lithuania | 6,188 | 2024 | up 182.2% | volatile |
| 57 | Burundi | 5,796 | 2025 | up 344.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Israel | 5,794 | 2024 | up 33.5% | rising |
| 59 | Serbia | 5,299 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 60 | Cameroon | 5,178 | 2023 | up 220.6% | rising |
| 61 | Honduras | 5,147 | 2024 | up 537.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Rwanda | 4,926 | 2024 | up 1,059.1% | volatile |
| 63 | Armenia | 4,721 | 2024 | up 119.3% | rising |
| 64 | Azerbaijan | 4,699 | 2024 | up 46.5% | flat |
| 65 | Vietnam | 4,573 | 2022 | up 57.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 3,990 | 2024 | down 23.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Slovenia | 3,654 | 2023 | up 243.4% | volatile |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 3,377 | 2023 | up 337.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Ecuador | 3,293 | 2023 | up 114.9% | rising |
| 70 | Malta | 3,058 | 2023 | up 1,049.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Niger | 2,948 | 2019 | up 213.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Ghana | 2,709 | 2024 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 73 | Burkina Faso | 2,706 | 2024 | up 218.0% | rising |
| 74 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,700 | 2023 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 75 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,683 | 2024 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 76 | Cuba | 2,673 | 2024 | down 63.9% | falling |
| 77 | Bahrain | 2,659 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 78 | Croatia | 2,646 | 2023 | up 1,045.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Colombia | 2,617 | 2022 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 80 | Moldova | 2,606 | 2024 | up 41.5% | rising |
| 81 | Benin | 2,392 | 2022 | down 58.7% | falling |
| 82 | Mongolia | 2,252 | 2024 | up 265.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Estonia | 2,197 | 2024 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 84 | Luxembourg | 2,123 | 2024 | up 43.3% | rising |
| 85 | Oman | 1,819 | 2024 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 86 | Tajikistan | 1,575 | 2017 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 87 | Mauritius | 1,548 | 2022 | up 180.4% | volatile |
| 88 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1,503 | 2020 | down 6.9% | volatile |
| 89 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,491 | 2014 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Albania | 1,074 | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 91 | Namibia | 1,070 | 2022 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 92 | Botswana | 1,053 | 2023 | up 110.2% | rising |
| 93 | Sri Lanka | 1,045 | 2023 | up 67.5% | rising |
| 94 | Samoa | 921 | 2024 | up 2,202.5% | volatile |
| 95 | Guinea | 801 | 2023 | up 206.9% | rising |
| 96 | Iceland | 735 | 2023 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Tanzania | 655 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 98 | Madagascar | 542 | 2023 | down 55.5% | flat |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 523 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 100 | Liechtenstein | 503 | 2021 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 101 | Mali | 496 | 2015 | — | falling |
| 102 | San Marino | 463 | 2024 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 103 | El Salvador | 459 | 2023 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 104 | Mozambique | 432 | 2018 | up 61.8% | rising |
| 105 | Monaco | 396 | 2024 | up 13,100.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Laos | 347 | 2020 | down 35.1% | volatile |
| 107 | Brunei | 316 | 2023 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritania | 268 | 2020 | up 53.1% | rising |
| 109 | Andorra | 138 | 2024 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 110 | Aruba | 109 | 2016 | up 55.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Cape Verde | 99 | 2018 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 112 | Lesotho | 40 | 2018 | down 21.6% | volatile |
| 113 | Bermuda | 10 | 2023 | down 65.5% | 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 3.93 million
- SDG: World 3.93 million
- UIS: World 3.93 million
- WB: World 3.93 million
- UNICEF: World 3.89 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 3.03 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 2.73 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 2.62 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 2.62 million
- WB: Oecd Members 2.57 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 2.43 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 2.36 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 1.88 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 1.88 million
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 1.84 million
- SDG: Europe 1.63 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 1.57 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 1.34 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 1.32 million
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 1.30 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 1.24 million
- UNICEF: Western Europe 1.22 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 1.20 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 1.20 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 1.18 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 924,324
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 847,265
- WB: European Union 847,265
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 828,962
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 731,274
- SDG: Northern America 731,274
- WB: North America 731,274
- UNICEF: North America 731,264
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 720,964
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 709,351
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 707,708
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 707,708
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 702,536
- WB: Euro Area 694,164
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 691,518
About this data
February 2026 Data Release