More students than ever before are leaving their homeland to pursue higher studies abroad. The number of these mobile students increased two-and-a-half times between 1975 and 2007, to reach 2.8 million. Two-thirds of these foreign students make a beeline for six countries — the US, UK, France, Australia, Germany and Japan in that order.
Interestingly, Germany and Japan also figure among the top countries of origin of such students. China sends the largest number of students outside (about 421,000 in 2007) followed by India (153,300), Republic of Korea (105,300), Germany (77,500) and Japan (54,500).
The number of female mobile students is increasing at a slightly faster rate, as a result raising their share of the total from 46% to 49%, according to UNESCO’s recent report, ‘Global Education Digest, 2009’. Despite increasing numbers, the proportion of students going abroad for higher education has remained the same since 1999, approximately 2 out of every 100 students.
Among regions, Western Europe hosts the largest proportion of mobile students, over 41%, followed by North America with 24% and East Asia and Pacific with over 18%. In terms of individual countries, the US hosts the largest proportion, 21%.
A new trend in the flow of mobile students is the preference to stay within their regions of origin. For instance, 77% of students going abroad from West European countries stay within that region, while the corresponding figure for North America is 39%.
Mobile students from South and West Asia are understandably much less likely to stay within their own region — just 1.3%.
What seems surprising initially is that this is much lower than even in sub—Saharan Africa, where 23% stay within the region. But thats because most of these students would be concentrated in South Africa, which hosts one out of five mobile students of the region.
Mobile students also now have a wider choice of destinations. For instance, earlier, 71% of mobile Indian students went to the US, 8% to the UK and 7.6% to Australia. Now, the US share of Indian students going abroad is down to 56%. Many more are now going to Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the UK.
Globally too, the US’s share has declined. One out of every four mobile students went to the US in 1999. Now, it is down to one out of every five, though in absolute numbers, it has increased from over 450,000 mobile students to nearly 600,000.
Other historically popular destinations like Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa now get a larger share of mobile students. Also, countries like China, South Korea and New Zealand have emerged as new popular destinations.
You might be surprised to know that India has a low rate of students going abroad compared to the global average. Just one in every 100 Indian tertiary students studies abroad against the world average of 1.8%.
Soruce:TOI
Interestingly, Germany and Japan also figure among the top countries of origin of such students. China sends the largest number of students outside (about 421,000 in 2007) followed by India (153,300), Republic of Korea (105,300), Germany (77,500) and Japan (54,500).
The number of female mobile students is increasing at a slightly faster rate, as a result raising their share of the total from 46% to 49%, according to UNESCO’s recent report, ‘Global Education Digest, 2009’. Despite increasing numbers, the proportion of students going abroad for higher education has remained the same since 1999, approximately 2 out of every 100 students.
Among regions, Western Europe hosts the largest proportion of mobile students, over 41%, followed by North America with 24% and East Asia and Pacific with over 18%. In terms of individual countries, the US hosts the largest proportion, 21%.
A new trend in the flow of mobile students is the preference to stay within their regions of origin. For instance, 77% of students going abroad from West European countries stay within that region, while the corresponding figure for North America is 39%.
Mobile students from South and West Asia are understandably much less likely to stay within their own region — just 1.3%.
What seems surprising initially is that this is much lower than even in sub—Saharan Africa, where 23% stay within the region. But thats because most of these students would be concentrated in South Africa, which hosts one out of five mobile students of the region.
Mobile students also now have a wider choice of destinations. For instance, earlier, 71% of mobile Indian students went to the US, 8% to the UK and 7.6% to Australia. Now, the US share of Indian students going abroad is down to 56%. Many more are now going to Australia, Germany, New Zealand and the UK.
Globally too, the US’s share has declined. One out of every four mobile students went to the US in 1999. Now, it is down to one out of every five, though in absolute numbers, it has increased from over 450,000 mobile students to nearly 600,000.
Other historically popular destinations like Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand and South Africa now get a larger share of mobile students. Also, countries like China, South Korea and New Zealand have emerged as new popular destinations.
You might be surprised to know that India has a low rate of students going abroad compared to the global average. Just one in every 100 Indian tertiary students studies abroad against the world average of 1.8%.
Soruce:TOI
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