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

Countries reporting
40
Highest
200,351
United Kingdom
Lowest
812
Croatia
Median
9,518
Years covered
8
2005–2012
Data points
201

What the numbers show

Foreign students by level of education and country of origin (2005-2012) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 200,351 in United Kingdom; the lowest is 812 in Croatia.

The median across all reporting countries is 9,518, and the mean is 28,643.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 247.

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

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 200,351 2012 — rising
1 United Kingdom 200,351 2012 — rising
3 Germany 134,048 2012 — rising
4 Austria 64,776 2012 — rising
5 France 59,968 2012 — rising
6 Switzerland 45,723 2012 — rising
7 Netherlands 44,702 2012 — rising
7 Netherlands 44,702 2012 — rising
9 Italy 40,059 2012 — rising
10 Belgium 38,777 2012 — rising
11 Spain 35,934 2012 — rising
12 Czechia 33,987 2012 — rising
13 Denmark 24,296 2012 — rising
14 Poland 19,112 2012 — rising
14 Poland 19,112 2012 — rising
16 Hungary 14,547 2012 — rising
17 Sweden 14,415 2012 — rising
18 Romania 13,896 2012 — rising
19 Ireland 13,284 2012 — rising
20 Portugal 10,144 2012 — rising
21 Norway 8,893 2012 — rising
22 Slovakia 8,680 2012 — rising
22 Slovakia 8,680 2012 — rising
24 Türkiye 7,955 2012 up 52.3% rising
25 Finland 6,729 2012 — rising
26 Bulgaria 4,984 2012 — falling
27 Cyprus 3,696 2012 — rising
28 Lithuania 2,825 2012 — rising
28 Lithuania 2,825 2012 — rising
30 Estonia 2,406 2012 — rising
30 Estonia 2,406 2012 — rising
32 Slovenia 2,371 2012 — rising
32 Slovenia 2,371 2012 — rising
34 Latvia 2,098 2012 — rising
34 Latvia 2,098 2012 — rising
36 North Macedonia 1,152 2012 — falling
37 Iceland 915 2012 — rising
38 Liechtenstein 813 2012 — rising
39 Croatia 812 2012 — rising
39 Croatia 812 2012 — rising

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Indicator
Foreign students by level of education and country of origin (2005-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 201 data points, 2005–2012
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