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Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by field of education (1998-2012) by country

Countries reporting
42
Highest
568.82 Thousand
United Kingdom
Lowest
0.591 Thousand
Malta
Median
20.21 Thousand
Years covered
15
1998–2012
Data points
555

What the numbers show

Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by field of education (1998-2012) is currently reported for 42 countries. The highest value is 568.82 Thousand in United Kingdom; the lowest is 0.591 Thousand in Malta.

The median across all reporting countries is 20.21 Thousand, and the mean is 65.52 Thousand.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 962.

Over the past decade 40 countries rose and 2 fell. The largest increase was in North Macedonia (up 916.3%), and the largest decrease in Latvia (down 16.7%).

Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997): full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 United Kingdom 568.82 Thousand 2012 up 150.3% rising
1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 568.82 Thousand 2012 up 150.3% rising
3 Germany 287.35 Thousand 2012 up 31.2% rising
4 France 271.4 Thousand 2012 up 14.2% rising
5 Japan 151.46 Thousand 2011 up 138.0% rising
6 Spain 97.83 Thousand 2012 up 283.6% rising
7 Italy 77.73 Thousand 2012 up 173.3% rising
8 Austria 76.68 Thousand 2012 up 121.2% rising
9 Switzerland 64.17 Thousand 2012 up 119.0% rising
10 Netherlands 62.5 Thousand 2012 up 231.1% rising
10 Netherlands 62.5 Thousand 2012 up 231.1% rising
12 Belgium 55.91 Thousand 2012 up 38.6% rising
13 Sweden 42.3 Thousand 2012 up 47.6% rising
14 Czechia 39.45 Thousand 2012 up 304.5% volatile
15 Türkiye 38.59 Thousand 2012 up 136.3% rising
16 Denmark 32.29 Thousand 2012 up 123.0% rising
17 Portugal 28.66 Thousand 2012 up 82.6% rising
18 Ireland 27.71 Thousand 2012 up 201.0% volatile
19 Poland 25.93 Thousand 2012 up 250.3% volatile
19 Poland 25.93 Thousand 2012 up 250.3% volatile
21 Romania 20.24 Thousand 2012 up 90.8% rising
22 Hungary 20.18 Thousand 2012 up 71.2% rising
23 Norway 18.43 Thousand 2012 up 93.9% rising
24 Finland 17.64 Thousand 2012 up 160.9% rising
25 Bulgaria 11.28 Thousand 2012 up 41.0% rising
26 Slovakia 9.49 Thousand 2012 up 477.5% volatile
26 Slovakia 9.49 Thousand 2012 up 477.5% volatile
28 Cyprus 8.54 Thousand 2012 up 179.3% rising
29 Lithuania 3.38 Thousand 2012 up 394.0% volatile
29 Lithuania 3.38 Thousand 2012 up 394.0% volatile
31 Slovenia 3.3 Thousand 2012 up 247.1% volatile
31 Slovenia 3.3 Thousand 2012 up 247.1% volatile
33 Estonia 2.82 Thousand 2012 up 520.9% rising
33 Estonia 2.82 Thousand 2012 up 520.9% rising
35 Latvia 2.72 Thousand 2012 down 16.7% volatile
35 Latvia 2.72 Thousand 2012 down 16.7% volatile
37 North Macedonia 1.37 Thousand 2012 up 916.3% volatile
38 Iceland 1.19 Thousand 2012 up 151.3% rising
39 Croatia 1.04 Thousand 2012 up 54.4% rising
39 Croatia 1.04 Thousand 2012 up 54.4% rising
41 Liechtenstein 0.848 Thousand 2012 up 145.1% rising
42 Malta 0.591 Thousand 2012 up 68.9% rising

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Indicator
Participation of foreign students in tertiary education (ISCED 1997) by field of education (1998-2012)
Unit
Thousand
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
42 places, 555 data points, 1998–2012
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