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Students going abroad by level of education and destination (2005-2012) by country

Countries reporting
45
Highest
77,629
Germany
Lowest
115
Liechtenstein
Median
6,563
Years covered
8
2005–2012
Data points
226

What the numbers show

Students going abroad by level of education and destination (2005-2012) is currently reported for 45 countries. The highest value is 77,629 in Germany; the lowest is 115 in Liechtenstein.

The median across all reporting countries is 6,563, and the mean is 10,583.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 675.

Students going abroad by level of education and destination: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Germany 77,629 2012 — rising
2 France 32,450 2012 — rising
3 Italy 28,869 2012 — rising
4 Greece 21,333 2012 — rising
5 Türkiye 19,809 2012 up 158.2% rising
6 Poland 18,073 2012 — falling
6 Poland 18,073 2012 — falling
8 Romania 17,979 2012 — rising
9 Bulgaria 17,851 2012 — rising
10 Spain 16,829 2012 — rising
11 Ireland 16,176 2012 — rising
12 Cyprus 12,831 2012 — rising
13 Norway 11,664 2012 — rising
14 Austria 10,604 2012 — rising
15 Lithuania 9,933 2012 — rising
15 Lithuania 9,933 2012 — rising
17 Czechia 9,686 2012 — rising
18 Netherlands 9,675 2012 — rising
18 Netherlands 9,675 2012 — rising
20 Sweden 9,068 2012 — rising
21 Belgium 7,445 2012 — rising
22 United Kingdom 6,563 2012 — rising
22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 6,563 2012 — rising
24 Slovakia 6,561 2012 — rising
24 Slovakia 6,561 2012 — rising
26 Switzerland 6,063 2012 — rising
27 Portugal 5,927 2012 — rising
28 Finland 5,884 2012 — rising
29 Luxembourg 5,592 2012 — rising
30 Hungary 5,426 2012 — rising
31 Latvia 4,584 2012 — rising
31 Latvia 4,584 2012 — rising
33 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,944 2012 — volatile
34 Croatia 2,692 2012 — rising
34 Croatia 2,692 2012 — rising
36 Denmark 2,644 2012 — rising
37 Estonia 2,610 2012 — rising
37 Estonia 2,610 2012 — rising
39 North Macedonia 2,287 2012 — falling
40 Iceland 1,748 2012 — rising
41 Albania 1,709 2012 — rising
42 Slovenia 1,542 2012 — rising
42 Slovenia 1,542 2012 — rising
44 Malta 1,217 2012 — rising
45 Liechtenstein 115 2012 — volatile

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