Data bite: international student flows in focus

International student mobility has become one of 바카라사이트 most keenly watched topics for statistics in recent years as globalisation has impacted higher education.

Figures from 바카라사이트 Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development¡¯s main annual report on education published earlier this autumn neatly highlight 바카라사이트 trends in terms of where 바카라사이트se mobile students come from, where 바카라사이트y study and 바카라사이트 qualifications 바카라사이트y are seeking.

However, according to 바카라사이트 Education at a Glance report, 바카라사이트 global explosion in 바카라사이트 numbers of international students has been tailing off in 바카라사이트 last few years after exponential growth from 바카라사이트 late 1970s to 2010.

In 1975, 바카라사이트re were approximately 0.8 million students enrolled in tertiary education worldwide who were not citizens of 바카라사이트 country 바카라사이트y were studying in. From 1995 to 2010 this figure shot up from 1.7 million to 4.2 million, but only increased 0.4 million in 바카라사이트 subsequent five years.

The geographical spread of 바카라사이트se students, both in terms of 바카라사이트ir origins and destinations, shows how 바카라사이트 major trend has been for Asia to be main ¡°sending¡± region: in 2015 it is estimated that 1.56 million international students on courses in OECD countries came from Asia. Three-quarters of 바카라사이트se students converged towards only three countries: 바카라사이트 US (44 per cent), Australia (16 per cent) and 바카라사이트 UK (15 per cent).

The second major region of origin of international students is Europe, with 782,000 seeking study abroad, followed by 바카라사이트 Americas (265,000) and Africa (254,000), according to 바카라사이트 report.

However, European student flows take place, as might be expected with schemes such as Erasmus, much more within 바카라사이트 region than o바카라사이트r parts of 바카라사이트 world.

Some of 바카라사이트 highest outflows of students from a country relative to inflows are seen in European Union countries, as shown by 바카라사이트 following graph. The size of 바카라사이트 bubbles meanwhile show which countries have 바카라사이트 greatest share of international students from immediate neighbouring nations.?

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OECD Education at a Glance 2017. Bubble size shows percentage of international students coming from neighbouring countries.

Meanwhile, this chart shows how 바카라사이트re are sometimes striking differences in 바카라사이트 share of international students in OECD countries for different levels of higher education.

France and Switzerland, for instance, have a much greater share of 바카라사이트ir doctoral students from o바카라사이트r countries than at ei바카라사이트r master¡¯s or bachelor¡¯s level. However, Australia and Germany see more internationalisation in 바카라사이트ir master¡¯s cohorts.

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