Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars) by country
Countries reporting
162
Highest
752.4
ODA residual
Lowest
0.0232
Tokelau
Median
4.58
Years covered
19
2006–2024
Data points
3,477
What the numbers show
Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars) is currently reported for 162 countries. The highest value is 752.4 in ODA residual; the lowest is 0.0232 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 4.58, and the mean is 13.61.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 32,453.
Over the past decade 108 countries rose and 52 fell. The largest increase was in Eritrea (up 2,617.7%), and the largest decrease in Eswatini (down 84.9%).
Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ODA residual | 752.4 | 2024 | up 69.4% | rising |
| 2 | Moldova | 63.21 | 2024 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 63.21 | 2024 | up 131.5% | volatile |
| 4 | India | 58.9 | 2024 | up 209.9% | volatile |
| 5 | Indonesia | 51.93 | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 6 | Ukraine | 51.56 | 2024 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 7 | Pakistan | 32.52 | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Syria | 31.83 | 2024 | up 439.4% | volatile |
| 8 | Syrian Arab Republic | 31.83 | 2024 | up 439.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 30.39 | 2024 | up 333.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 30.05 | 2024 | up 913.3% | volatile |
| 12 | Vietnam | 27.67 | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 12 | Viet Nam | 27.67 | 2024 | down 58.8% | falling |
| 14 | Turkey | 27.28 | 2024 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Türkiye | 27.28 | 2024 | up 183.5% | volatile |
| 16 | Melanesia | 26.36 | 2024 | down 37.1% | falling |
| 17 | State of Palestine | 25.06 | 2024 | up 407.6% | volatile |
| 18 | Morocco | 24.14 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Brazil | 23.56 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 20 | China | 22.8 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 21 | Ethiopia | 21.8 | 2024 | up 281.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Egypt | 21.69 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 23 | Algeria | 21.65 | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 24 | Bangladesh | 21.33 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 25 | Philippines | 19.65 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Jordan | 19.63 | 2024 | up 208.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Afghanistan | 18.01 | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 28 | Tunisia | 17.98 | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 29 | Yemen | 17.13 | 2024 | up 843.9% | volatile |
| 30 | Cambodia | 16.95 | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 31 | Nigeria | 16.68 | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Polynesia | 15.69 | 2024 | up 17.1% | rising |
| 33 | Uzbekistan | 15.62 | 2024 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Myanmar | 15.58 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 35 | Mongolia | 15.4 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 36 | Laos | 15.07 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 36 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 15.07 | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 38 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.9 | 2024 | up 343.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | 12.91 | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Sri Lanka | 12.42 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 12.05 | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Papua New Guinea | 12.02 | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 43 | Sudan | 11.96 | 2024 | up 448.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Kenya | 11.17 | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 45 | Iraq | 10.49 | 2024 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Azerbaijan | 10.28 | 2024 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Lebanon | 10.28 | 2024 | up 280.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Albania | 9.96 | 2024 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 9.34 | 2024 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Côte d'Ivoire | 9.34 | 2024 | up 108.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 9.02 | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 52 | Comoros | 8.86 | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 53 | Thailand | 8.58 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 54 | Caribbean | 8.19 | 2024 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Samoa | 8.15 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 56 | Colombia | 7.45 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 57 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 7.3 | 2024 | up 88.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mexico | 7.1 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 59 | United Republic of Tanzania | 6.99 | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 60 | Georgia | 6.9 | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Senegal | 6.7 | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | 6.6 | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 63 | Malaysia | 6.57 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 64 | Serbia | 6.36 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Guinea | 6.28 | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 66 | Belarus | 6.21 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 67 | Micronesia | 6.18 | 2024 | up 83.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Armenia | 6 | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 69 | Kosovo | 5.93 | 2024 | up 274.8% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 5.72 | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 5.47 | 2024 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 5.46 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 73 | Congo | 5.3 | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 74 | Mali | 5.21 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 75 | Angola | 5.13 | 2024 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 76 | Tonga | 5.08 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 77 | Benin | 4.93 | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 78 | East Timor | 4.88 | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 78 | Timor-Leste | 4.88 | 2024 | down 33.7% | rising |
| 80 | Haiti | 4.8 | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Somalia | 4.62 | 2024 | up 1,912.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Fiji | 4.53 | 2024 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 83 | Gambia | 4.38 | 2024 | up 477.4% | volatile |
| 84 | Vanuatu | 4.35 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 85 | Libya | 4.34 | 2024 | up 422.6% | volatile |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 4.32 | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 87 | South Africa | 4.08 | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 88 | Madagascar | 4.07 | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 89 | Chad | 4.05 | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 90 | Chile | 3.86 | 2017 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 91 | Mozambique | 3.72 | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 92 | Kiribati | 3.67 | 2024 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 93 | Peru | 3.23 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 94 | Ecuador | 3.15 | 2024 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 95 | Togo | 2.92 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Eritrea | 2.92 | 2024 | up 2,617.7% | volatile |
| 97 | Bhutan | 2.9 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 98 | Argentina | 2.67 | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 99 | Gabon | 2.65 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 100 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.61 | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Maldives | 2.47 | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 102 | Zambia | 2.38 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 2.31 | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Cabo Verde | 2.26 | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 105 | Central African Republic | 2.24 | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 2.16 | 2024 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.09 | 2024 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 108 | North Macedonia | 1.96 | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 109 | Tuvalu | 1.83 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 110 | Seychelles | 1.81 | 2017 | up 800.5% | volatile |
| 111 | Cuba | 1.8 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 112 | Burundi | 1.76 | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 113 | Niger | 1.69 | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 1.68 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 115 | Malawi | 1.67 | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 116 | Nauru | 1.67 | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 116 | Naoero | 1.67 | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Mauritania | 1.65 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Djibouti | 1.54 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 120 | Liberia | 1.3 | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 121 | Mauritius | 1.23 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 122 | El Salvador | 1.22 | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 123 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1.18 | 2024 | down 24.4% | rising |
| 124 | Montenegro | 1.15 | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 126 | Uruguay | 0.951 | 2017 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.9436 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 0.9299 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 129 | Croatia | 0.9199 | 2010 | — | rising |
| 130 | Dominican Republic | 0.9147 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 131 | Guatemala | 0.8505 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 132 | Botswana | 0.7669 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Oman | 0.7259 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 134 | Panama | 0.6582 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 135 | Paraguay | 0.6376 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 136 | Honduras | 0.5273 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 137 | Guyana | 0.5166 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Namibia | 0.5113 | 2024 | down 69.0% | rising |
| 139 | South Sudan | 0.4538 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 140 | Nicaragua | 0.4049 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 141 | Suriname | 0.3927 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Palau | 0.3926 | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.358 | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 144 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.3067 | 2024 | up 243.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Marshall Islands | 0.3027 | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Niue | 0.2909 | 2024 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 147 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2853 | 2013 | up 1,930.3% | volatile |
| 148 | Lesotho | 0.2582 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 149 | Belize | 0.1945 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Saint Lucia | 0.1689 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 151 | Cook Islands | 0.1605 | 2019 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 152 | Jamaica | 0.1556 | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 153 | Dominica | 0.15 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.1452 | 2024 | up 24.0% | volatile |
| 155 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1412 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1364 | 2021 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Eswatini | 0.1066 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 0.1 | 2024 | down 75.5% | volatile |
| 159 | Montserrat | 0.0654 | 2022 | up 212.7% | volatile |
| 160 | Grenada | 0.0593 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Helena | 0.0298 | 2021 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 162 | Tokelau | 0.0232 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Developing regions 1,958
- Asia 625.36
- Africa 319.64
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 281.36
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 271.45
- Sub-Saharan Africa 217.87
- Southern Asia 187.96
- South-eastern Asia 166.88
- Western Asia 164.88
- Europe 148.94
- Developed regions (Europe, Cyprus, Israel, Northern America, Japan, Australia & New Zealand) 148.94
- Southern Asia (excluding India) 129.06
- Eastern Europe 120.98
- Northern Africa 101.76
- Caucasus and Central Asia 90.52
- Eastern Africa 87.16
- Western Africa 83.95
- Small Island Developing States (SIDS) 80.09
- Central Asia 67.34
- Latin America and the Caribbean 63.8
- Oceania 48.23
- South America 43.73
- Middle Africa 41.03
- Eastern Asia 38.3
- Southern Europe 27.96
- Eastern Asia (excluding Japan and China) 15.5
- Central America 11.88
- Southern Africa 5.73