Where do International Students Come From?
The first table in our series gives a broad overview of the international student population here in the UK.
- It is broken down into two columns.
- On the left, you can see the different number of European students who choose to study in the UK, while on the right, you can find the population of international students from countries outside of the European Union (EU).
|
EU countries |
|
% |
|
Non-EU countries |
|
% |
|
France |
7,390 |
10.7 |
|
China |
28,810 |
24.9 |
|
Germany |
7,343 |
10.7 |
|
Malaysia |
9,875 |
8.5 |
|
Ireland |
6,586 |
9.6 |
|
Hong Kong |
7,972 |
6.9 |
|
Cyprus (European Union) |
5,749 |
8.3 |
|
India |
6,508 |
5.6 |
|
Poland |
4,747 |
6.9 |
|
Nigeria |
5,217 |
4.5 |
|
Greece |
4,654 |
6.8 |
|
United States |
3,994 |
3.4 |
|
Bulgaria |
3,617 |
5.2 |
|
Saudi Arabia |
3,818 |
3.3 |
|
Lithuania |
3,382 |
4.9 |
|
Singapore |
3,153 |
2.7 |
|
Romania |
3,355 |
4.9 |
|
Pakistan |
3,041 |
2.6 |
|
Spain |
2,905 |
4.2 |
|
Norway |
2,851 |
2.5 |
|
Italy |
2,741 |
4.0 |
|
Canada |
2,439 |
2.1 |
|
Sweden |
2,429 |
3.5 |
|
Sri Lanka |
2,238 |
1.9 |
|
Belgium |
1,841 |
2.7 |
|
Korea (South) |
2,071 |
1.8 |
|
Latvia |
1,682 |
2.4 |
|
Cyprus(not otherwise specified) |
1,817 |
1.6 |
|
Netherlands |
1,454 |
2.1 |
|
Vietnam |
1,482 |
1.3 |
|
Finland |
1,284 |
1.9 |
|
Russia |
1,479 |
1.3 |
|
Portugal |
1,253 |
1.8 |
|
Bangladesh |
1,456 |
1.3 |
|
Slovakia |
970 |
1.4 |
|
Brunei |
1,435 |
1.2 |
|
Austria |
862 |
1.3 |
|
United Arab Emirates |
1,401 |
1.2 |
|
Estonia |
836 |
1.2 |
|
Switzerland |
1,365 |
1.2 |
|
Luxembourg |
750 |
1.1 |
|
Kenya |
1,318 |
1.1 |
|
Czech Republic |
747 |
1.1 |
|
Japan |
1,140 |
1.0 |
|
Denmark |
723 |
1.0 |
|
Iran |
1,033 |
0.9 |
|
Hungary |
711 |
1.0 |
|
Kazakhstan |
1,022 |
0.9 |
|
Gibraltar |
498 |
0.7 |
|
Philippines |
1,009 |
0.9 |
|
Malta |
230 |
0.3 |
|
Thailand |
956 |
0.8 |
|
Slovenia |
122 |
0.2 |
|
Mauritius |
947 |
0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
All EU Countries |
Total |
68,940 |
|
All non EU Countries |
Total |
11,5868 |
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