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Find out where international students are coming and going with our interactive tool.

International student numbers took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. : James Goldie, 360info & Duy Pham/Unsplash CC BY 4.0 International student numbers took a hit during the COVID-19 pandemic. : James Goldie, 360info & Duy Pham/Unsplash CC BY 4.0

Find out where international students are coming and going with our interactive tool.

Unesco data shows that highly developed economies host more than three quarters of international students, despite producing less than one quarter of them.

Select a country in the interactive below to see where most international students come from, as well as the places that your country’s students visit the most.

Many countries experienced a dip in international student numbers in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, as many students returned to their home countries.

Not all had completely recovered as of 2022 — Australia, for example, had its lowest levels of students from China since 2016.

Originally published under Creative Commons by 360info™.

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