Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars) by country
Countries reporting
132
Highest
58.9
India
Lowest
0.0232
Tokelau
Median
3.95
Years covered
19
2006–2024
Data points
3,326
What the numbers show
Total official flows for scholarships, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars) is currently reported for 132 countries. The highest value is 58.9 in India; the lowest is 0.0232 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.95, and the mean is 7.28.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,540.
Over the past decade 90 countries rose and 40 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 | India | 58.9 | 2024 | up 209.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 51.93 | 2024 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 3 | Ukraine | 51.56 | 2024 | up 261.1% | volatile |
| 4 | Pakistan | 32.52 | 2024 | up 87.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 30.05 | 2024 | up 913.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Morocco | 24.14 | 2024 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Brazil | 23.56 | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 8 | China | 22.8 | 2024 | down 31.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 21.8 | 2024 | up 281.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 21.69 | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 11 | Algeria | 21.65 | 2024 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 21.33 | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 19.65 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 14 | Jordan | 19.63 | 2024 | up 208.9% | volatile |
| 15 | Afghanistan | 18.01 | 2024 | up 130.8% | volatile |
| 16 | Tunisia | 17.98 | 2024 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Yemen | 17.13 | 2024 | up 843.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Cambodia | 16.95 | 2024 | down 23.5% | rising |
| 19 | Nigeria | 16.68 | 2024 | up 294.1% | volatile |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 15.62 | 2024 | up 222.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Myanmar | 15.58 | 2024 | up 45.5% | rising |
| 22 | Mongolia | 15.4 | 2024 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.9 | 2024 | up 343.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Cameroon | 12.91 | 2024 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 12.42 | 2024 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 26 | Ghana | 12.05 | 2024 | up 145.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Papua New Guinea | 12.02 | 2024 | down 52.9% | falling |
| 28 | Sudan | 11.96 | 2024 | up 448.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Kenya | 11.17 | 2024 | up 80.6% | rising |
| 30 | Iraq | 10.49 | 2024 | up 164.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 10.28 | 2024 | up 406.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Lebanon | 10.28 | 2024 | up 280.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Albania | 9.96 | 2024 | up 198.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Nepal | 9.02 | 2024 | up 55.1% | rising |
| 35 | Comoros | 8.86 | 2024 | up 55.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Thailand | 8.58 | 2024 | down 43.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Samoa | 8.15 | 2024 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 38 | Colombia | 7.45 | 2024 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 39 | Mexico | 7.1 | 2024 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 40 | Georgia | 6.9 | 2024 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Senegal | 6.7 | 2024 | up 30.9% | volatile |
| 42 | Uganda | 6.6 | 2024 | up 52.0% | rising |
| 43 | Malaysia | 6.57 | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Serbia | 6.36 | 2024 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 45 | Guinea | 6.28 | 2024 | up 104.9% | volatile |
| 46 | Belarus | 6.21 | 2024 | down 24.6% | volatile |
| 47 | Armenia | 6 | 2024 | up 15.3% | volatile |
| 48 | Kosovo | 5.93 | 2024 | up 274.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Rwanda | 5.72 | 2024 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 50 | Tajikistan | 5.47 | 2024 | up 208.1% | volatile |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 5.46 | 2024 | down 9.8% | rising |
| 52 | Congo | 5.3 | 2024 | up 29.5% | volatile |
| 53 | Mali | 5.21 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 54 | Angola | 5.13 | 2024 | up 136.8% | rising |
| 55 | Tonga | 5.08 | 2024 | up 40.6% | rising |
| 56 | Benin | 4.93 | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 57 | Haiti | 4.8 | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Somalia | 4.62 | 2024 | up 1,912.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Fiji | 4.53 | 2024 | down 25.2% | flat |
| 60 | Gambia | 4.38 | 2024 | up 477.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Vanuatu | 4.35 | 2024 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 62 | Libya | 4.34 | 2024 | up 422.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 4.32 | 2024 | up 133.4% | volatile |
| 64 | South Africa | 4.08 | 2024 | down 58.5% | volatile |
| 65 | Madagascar | 4.07 | 2024 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 66 | Chad | 4.05 | 2024 | up 193.1% | volatile |
| 67 | Chile | 3.86 | 2017 | up 116.5% | rising |
| 68 | Mozambique | 3.72 | 2024 | up 53.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Kiribati | 3.67 | 2024 | up 54.7% | falling |
| 70 | Peru | 3.23 | 2024 | down 9.7% | rising |
| 71 | Ecuador | 3.15 | 2024 | up 96.9% | rising |
| 72 | Togo | 2.92 | 2024 | up 56.1% | volatile |
| 73 | Eritrea | 2.92 | 2024 | up 2,617.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Bhutan | 2.9 | 2024 | down 64.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Argentina | 2.67 | 2024 | down 53.1% | falling |
| 76 | Gabon | 2.65 | 2024 | up 31.8% | rising |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2.61 | 2024 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Maldives | 2.47 | 2024 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 79 | Zambia | 2.38 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 80 | Turkmenistan | 2.31 | 2024 | up 143.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 2.24 | 2024 | up 61.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 2.16 | 2024 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 83 | Guinea-Bissau | 2.09 | 2024 | up 224.5% | volatile |
| 84 | North Macedonia | 1.96 | 2024 | down 17.2% | rising |
| 85 | Tuvalu | 1.83 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 86 | Seychelles | 1.81 | 2017 | up 800.5% | volatile |
| 87 | Cuba | 1.8 | 2024 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 88 | Burundi | 1.76 | 2024 | up 65.3% | rising |
| 89 | Niger | 1.69 | 2024 | up 67.3% | volatile |
| 90 | Zimbabwe | 1.68 | 2024 | down 5.1% | volatile |
| 91 | Malawi | 1.67 | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 92 | Naoero | 1.67 | 2024 | up 245.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Mauritania | 1.65 | 2024 | up 13.4% | volatile |
| 94 | Djibouti | 1.54 | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 95 | Liberia | 1.3 | 2024 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 96 | Mauritius | 1.23 | 2024 | down 33.2% | volatile |
| 97 | El Salvador | 1.22 | 2024 | up 59.0% | rising |
| 98 | Montenegro | 1.15 | 2024 | up 98.8% | volatile |
| 99 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.1 | 2024 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 100 | Uruguay | 0.951 | 2017 | up 190.8% | volatile |
| 101 | Costa Rica | 0.9299 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 102 | Croatia | 0.9199 | 2010 | — | rising |
| 103 | Dominican Republic | 0.9147 | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 104 | Guatemala | 0.8505 | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 105 | Botswana | 0.7669 | 2024 | down 38.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Oman | 0.7259 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Panama | 0.6582 | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 108 | Paraguay | 0.6376 | 2024 | down 29.2% | volatile |
| 109 | Honduras | 0.5273 | 2024 | down 33.1% | volatile |
| 110 | Guyana | 0.5166 | 2024 | up 7.6% | volatile |
| 111 | Namibia | 0.5113 | 2024 | down 69.0% | rising |
| 112 | South Sudan | 0.4538 | 2024 | up 17.8% | volatile |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 0.4049 | 2024 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 114 | Suriname | 0.3927 | 2024 | down 31.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Palau | 0.3926 | 2024 | up 90.7% | volatile |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.358 | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Marshall Islands | 0.3027 | 2024 | up 58.9% | volatile |
| 118 | Niue | 0.2909 | 2024 | up 48.2% | falling |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.2853 | 2013 | up 1,930.3% | volatile |
| 120 | Lesotho | 0.2582 | 2024 | down 59.9% | falling |
| 121 | Belize | 0.1945 | 2024 | down 43.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 0.1689 | 2024 | down 68.2% | volatile |
| 123 | Cook Islands | 0.1605 | 2019 | down 69.7% | falling |
| 124 | Jamaica | 0.1556 | 2024 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 125 | Dominica | 0.15 | 2024 | down 45.3% | volatile |
| 126 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1412 | 2024 | down 44.5% | volatile |
| 127 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1364 | 2021 | up 168.9% | volatile |
| 128 | Eswatini | 0.1066 | 2024 | down 84.9% | volatile |
| 129 | Montserrat | 0.0654 | 2022 | up 212.7% | volatile |
| 130 | Grenada | 0.0593 | 2024 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 131 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 0.0298 | 2021 | down 18.6% | volatile |
| 132 | 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
- Africa 319.64
- ODA residual 752.4
- Sub-Saharan Africa 217.87
- Asia 625.36
- Southern Asia 187.96
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 281.36
- South-Eastern Asia 166.88
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 271.45
- 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
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 80.09
- Western Africa 83.95
- Republic of Moldova 63.21
- Central Asia 67.34
- Middle Africa 41.03
- Latin America and the Caribbean 63.8
- Syrian Arab Republic 31.83
- Oceania 48.23
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) 30.39
- South America 43.73
- Viet Nam 27.67
- Eastern Asia 38.3
- Türkiye 27.28
- Southern Europe 27.96
- Melanesia 26.36
- State of Palestine 25.06
- Central America 11.88
- Polynesia 15.69
- Côte d'Ivoire 9.34
- Eastern Asia (excluding Japan and China) 15.5
- Caribbean 8.19
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 15.07
- Southern Africa 5.73