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Foreign students by level of education and country of destination (2005-2012) by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
104,469
Germany
Lowest
211
Liechtenstein
Median
14,673
Years covered
8
2005–2012
Data points
226

What the numbers show

Foreign students by level of education and country of destination (2005-2012) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 104,469 in Germany; the lowest is 211 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 14,673, and the mean is 20,519.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 495.

Foreign students by level of education and country of destination: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 104,469 2012 — rising
2 Türkiye 56,289 2012 up 62.6% rising
3 France 54,659 2012 — rising
4 Italy 54,243 2012 — rising
5 Poland 42,958 2012 — flat
5 Poland 42,958 2012 — flat
7 Romania 37,228 2012 — rising
8 Greece 36,788 2012 — rising
9 Slovakia 35,235 2012 — rising
9 Slovakia 35,235 2012 — rising
11 Spain 29,353 2012 — rising
12 Bulgaria 25,816 2012 — rising
13 Cyprus 25,667 2012 — flat
14 Ireland 25,288 2012 — falling
15 Albania 23,910 2012 — rising
16 Portugal 18,915 2012 — rising
17 Netherlands 18,531 2012 — rising
17 Netherlands 18,531 2012 — rising
19 United Kingdom 16,844 2012 — rising
19 United Kingdom 16,844 2012 — rising
21 Lithuania 15,204 2012 — rising
21 Lithuania 15,204 2012 — rising
23 Austria 14,673 2012 — rising
24 Norway 14,421 2012 — rising
25 Sweden 13,443 2012 — rising
26 Czechia 12,912 2012 — rising
27 Belgium 11,639 2012 — rising
28 Croatia 9,940 2012 — falling
28 Croatia 9,940 2012 — falling
30 Hungary 9,573 2012 — rising
31 Switzerland 9,501 2012 — rising
32 Finland 8,682 2012 — rising
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 8,328 2012 — falling
34 Luxembourg 7,765 2012 — flat
35 Latvia 7,110 2012 — rising
35 Latvia 7,110 2012 — rising
37 Denmark 4,897 2012 — rising
38 Estonia 4,603 2012 — rising
38 Estonia 4,603 2012 — rising
40 North Macedonia 3,973 2012 — falling
41 Iceland 3,262 2012 — flat
42 Slovenia 2,579 2012 — flat
42 Slovenia 2,579 2012 — flat
44 Malta 1,449 2012 — rising
45 Liechtenstein 211 2012 — flat

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Indicator
Foreign students by level of education and country of destination (2005-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
45 places, 226 data points, 2005–2012
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