Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study, constant US$ by country
Gross disbursements of total official development assistance (ODA) for scholarships in donor countries expressed in US dollars at the average annual exchange rate. Scholarships are financial aid awards for individual students and contributions to trainees. The beneficiary students and trainees are nationals of...
Countries reporting
141
Highest
83.82 million
Philippines
Lowest
79,843
Antigua and Barbuda
Median
3.26 million
Years covered
13
2006–2018
Data points
1,778
What the numbers show
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by sector and type of study, constant US$ is currently reported for 141 countries. The highest value is 83.82 million in Philippines; the lowest is 79,843 in Antigua and Barbuda.
The median across all reporting countries is 3.26 million, and the mean is 6.21 million.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 1,050.
Over the past decade 111 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Suriname (up 4,265.3%), and the largest decrease in Iraq (down 96.0%).
Volume of official development assistance flows for scholarships by se: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippines | 83.82 million | 2018 | up 1,581.2% | volatile |
| 2 | Indonesia | 54.95 million | 2018 | up 10.0% | falling |
| 3 | Moldova, Republic of | 35.92 million | 2018 | up 3,032.8% | volatile |
| 4 | Vietnam | 31.21 million | 2018 | up 136.9% | rising |
| 5 | Morocco | 24.33 million | 2018 | up 260.1% | volatile |
| 6 | China (People’s Republic of) | 23.32 million | 2018 | down 28.7% | volatile |
| 7 | Türkiye | 23.06 million | 2018 | up 531.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Algeria | 20.73 million | 2018 | up 287.0% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 20.00 million | 2018 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 10 | Tunisia | 18.01 million | 2018 | up 220.6% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 16.20 million | 2018 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Pakistan | 16.00 million | 2018 | up 309.8% | rising |
| 13 | Syrian Arab Republic | 15.79 million | 2018 | up 748.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Brazil | 15.24 million | 2018 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 14.50 million | 2018 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 16 | Myanmar | 14.21 million | 2018 | up 264.7% | rising |
| 17 | Cambodia | 14.14 million | 2018 | up 214.7% | rising |
| 18 | Jordan | 12.76 million | 2018 | up 431.3% | volatile |
| 19 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 11.90 million | 2018 | up 964.5% | volatile |
| 20 | Bangladesh | 11.32 million | 2018 | up 30.3% | rising |
| 21 | Ukraine | 11.30 million | 2018 | up 219.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 11.01 million | 2018 | up 141.7% | rising |
| 23 | Mongolia | 10.91 million | 2018 | up 109.9% | rising |
| 24 | Nigeria | 10.66 million | 2018 | up 787.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Ghana | 9.90 million | 2018 | up 2,620.6% | volatile |
| 26 | Cameroon | 9.83 million | 2018 | up 196.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Mexico | 8.42 million | 2018 | down 53.3% | falling |
| 28 | Samoa | 8.21 million | 2018 | up 330.7% | rising |
| 29 | Colombia | 8.19 million | 2018 | down 19.5% | rising |
| 30 | Serbia, Republic of | 8.17 million | 2018 | up 295.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Kenya | 7.95 million | 2018 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 32 | South Africa | 7.41 million | 2018 | up 266.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Sri Lanka | 7.16 million | 2018 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 34 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 7.12 million | 2018 | up 157.7% | rising |
| 35 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 7.08 million | 2018 | up 142.7% | rising |
| 36 | Senegal | 6.90 million | 2018 | up 189.5% | rising |
| 37 | Iraq | 6.59 million | 2018 | down 96.0% | volatile |
| 38 | Albania | 6.56 million | 2018 | up 295.9% | volatile |
| 39 | Fiji, Republic of | 6.43 million | 2018 | up 495.2% | rising |
| 40 | Congo, Republic of | 6.36 million | 2018 | up 368.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Malaysia | 6.22 million | 2018 | up 163.8% | volatile |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | 6.00 million | 2018 | up 479.1% | volatile |
| 43 | Thailand | 5.93 million | 2018 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Comoros, Union of the | 5.91 million | 2018 | up 1,122.3% | volatile |
| 45 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 5.76 million | 2018 | up 638.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Georgia | 5.54 million | 2018 | up 340.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 5.13 million | 2018 | up 119.1% | rising |
| 48 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 5.04 million | 2018 | up 103.8% | rising |
| 49 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 4.92 million | 2018 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 50 | Armenia, Republic of | 4.91 million | 2018 | up 341.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Solomon Islands | 4.70 million | 2018 | up 135.6% | rising |
| 52 | Mali | 4.58 million | 2018 | up 44.1% | rising |
| 53 | Haiti | 4.54 million | 2018 | up 222.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 4.39 million | 2018 | up 90.1% | rising |
| 55 | Nepal | 4.30 million | 2018 | up 101.9% | rising |
| 56 | Guinea | 4.27 million | 2018 | up 372.6% | volatile |
| 57 | Rwanda | 4.22 million | 2018 | up 66.5% | volatile |
| 58 | Lebanon | 4.21 million | 2018 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 59 | Argentina | 4.08 million | 2018 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 60 | Madagascar, Republic of | 4.07 million | 2018 | up 239.5% | volatile |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4.07 million | 2018 | up 355.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Uganda | 4.03 million | 2018 | up 145.5% | rising |
| 63 | Zambia | 3.63 million | 2018 | down 33.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Kiribati | 3.60 million | 2018 | up 20.2% | flat |
| 65 | Sudan | 3.55 million | 2018 | up 84.3% | rising |
| 66 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 3.49 million | 2018 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 67 | Yemen, Republic of | 3.45 million | 2018 | up 372.4% | volatile |
| 68 | Mozambique, Republic of | 3.41 million | 2018 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 69 | Chile | 3.40 million | 2017 | up 111.6% | rising |
| 70 | Angola | 3.29 million | 2018 | up 113.0% | rising |
| 71 | Belarus, Republic of | 3.26 million | 2018 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 72 | Peru | 3.21 million | 2018 | down 45.8% | flat |
| 73 | Vanuatu | 3.18 million | 2018 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 74 | Ecuador | 3.09 million | 2018 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 75 | Tonga | 3.01 million | 2018 | up 115.1% | rising |
| 76 | Kyrgyz Republic | 2.92 million | 2018 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 2.71 million | 2018 | up 1,161.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Burkina Faso | 2.65 million | 2018 | up 142.8% | volatile |
| 79 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 2.60 million | 2018 | up 128.7% | rising |
| 80 | Malawi | 2.52 million | 2018 | up 367.8% | volatile |
| 81 | Bhutan | 2.50 million | 2018 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 82 | Central African Republic | 2.42 million | 2018 | up 146.2% | rising |
| 83 | Benin | 2.35 million | 2018 | up 22.5% | rising |
| 84 | Chad | 2.22 million | 2018 | up 45.8% | rising |
| 85 | Togo | 2.20 million | 2018 | up 61.5% | rising |
| 86 | Gabon | 2.08 million | 2018 | up 56.1% | rising |
| 87 | Mauritius | 2.07 million | 2018 | up 10.9% | volatile |
| 88 | Bolivia | 2.06 million | 2018 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 89 | Maldives | 2.05 million | 2018 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 90 | Gambia, The | 2.00 million | 2018 | up 1,710.6% | volatile |
| 91 | Cabo Verde | 1.97 million | 2018 | down 8.7% | flat |
| 92 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 1.84 million | 2018 | up 450.7% | volatile |
| 93 | Somalia | 1.72 million | 2018 | up 3,535.2% | volatile |
| 94 | Libya | 1.70 million | 2018 | up 987.4% | volatile |
| 95 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.67 million | 2018 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 96 | Seychelles | 1.61 million | 2017 | up 755.8% | volatile |
| 97 | Burundi | 1.61 million | 2018 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 98 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 1.50 million | 2018 | down 24.0% | rising |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.43 million | 2018 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 100 | Botswana | 1.43 million | 2018 | up 409.1% | volatile |
| 101 | Djibouti | 1.42 million | 2018 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 102 | Costa Rica | 1.39 million | 2018 | down 8.0% | rising |
| 103 | Cuba | 1.38 million | 2018 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 104 | Jamaica | 1.35 million | 2018 | up 883.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Niger | 1.34 million | 2018 | down 19.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Eritrea, The State of | 1.27 million | 2018 | up 885.6% | volatile |
| 107 | Paraguay | 1.24 million | 2018 | up 75.8% | rising |
| 108 | Montenegro | 1.14 million | 2018 | up 575.8% | volatile |
| 109 | Tuvalu | 1.13 million | 2018 | up 287.9% | rising |
| 110 | Guyana | 1.07 million | 2018 | up 1,677.1% | volatile |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 957,067 | 2018 | up 702.3% | rising |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 939,410 | 2018 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 113 | Panama | 926,010 | 2018 | up 58.1% | rising |
| 114 | Suriname | 896,160 | 2018 | up 4,265.3% | volatile |
| 115 | Sierra Leone | 868,092 | 2018 | up 784.8% | volatile |
| 116 | Croatia | 837,047 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 117 | South Sudan, Republic of | 819,615 | 2018 | up 383.1% | volatile |
| 118 | Uruguay | 815,309 | 2017 | up 180.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Naoero, Republic of | 794,309 | 2018 | up 2,017.9% | volatile |
| 120 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 788,617 | 2018 | down 43.9% | falling |
| 121 | El Salvador | 764,939 | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 122 | Namibia | 732,652 | 2018 | up 39.0% | volatile |
| 123 | Honduras | 679,106 | 2018 | down 70.3% | volatile |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 677,257 | 2018 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 125 | Liberia | 651,439 | 2018 | up 100.9% | volatile |
| 126 | Oman | 649,045 | 2010 | — | volatile |
| 127 | St. Lucia | 583,102 | 2018 | up 637.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Guatemala | 580,265 | 2018 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 129 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 521,485 | 2018 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 130 | Belize | 442,615 | 2018 | up 1,240.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 364,277 | 2018 | down 23.6% | rising |
| 132 | Dominica | 319,972 | 2018 | up 486.1% | volatile |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 314,999 | 2018 | down 11.9% | volatile |
| 134 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 259,549 | 2018 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 135 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 252,589 | 2013 | up 1,939.2% | volatile |
| 136 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 182,447 | 2018 | up 176.3% | volatile |
| 137 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 152,075 | 2018 | down 68.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Grenada | 126,335 | 2018 | up 464.2% | volatile |
| 139 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 107,256 | 2018 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Palau, Republic of | 96,441 | 2018 | down 88.8% | volatile |
| 141 | Antigua and Barbuda | 79,843 | 2018 | up 123.9% | volatile |
About this data
Gross disbursements of total official development assistance (ODA) for scholarships in donor countries expressed in US dollars at the average annual exchange rate. Scholarships are financial aid awards for individual students and contributions to trainees. The beneficiary students and trainees are nationals of developing countries. Financial aid awards include bilateral grants to students in institutions of higher education following full-time studies or training courses in the donor country. Administrative data from donor countries and other aid providers on gross disbursements of total official development assistance to education are compiled by the Development Assistance Committee (DAC) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development from returns submitted by its member countries and other aid providers. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/