2024-04-12
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France Emerges as Sixth Most Popular Destination for International Students Worldwide
Live, Learn, Love: Why France is Now a Top Study Abroad Destination
France Emerges as Sixth Most Popular Destination for International Students Worldwide
In the academic year 2022/23, 412,087 international students were enrolled in French higher education institutions, a 3% increase in the last year and a 17% increase over five years. France maintains its spot as the sixth most popular host country for international students globally. The largest contingent of international students in France come from Sub-Saharan Africa, making up 24% of the country's international student body with 95,285 students from the region enrolled in French institutions. Closely followed is the country's international students from North Africa, making up 23% of all international students. The number of students from Asia and Oceania regions together has remained high at 51,992, attributed to the increase in Indian students. Morocco sent the most students to France, with 45,162 students enrolled in 2022/23, followed by Algeria with 32,147. China makes the top three list of sending countries, despite its decrease. Some 21 of the top 25 sending countries increased in 2022/23, with a particularly strong increase in the number of Italian, Spanish, Lebanese, Congolese, and Indian students. France's quality-price ratio and emphasis on employability make it an attractive offer to international students.
Campus France's figures showed that in the 2022/23 academic year, 6,986 Indian students studied in France, an 11% increase over one year. Belgium took the top spot by welcoming 19,063 French students in 2021, while the UK followed, welcoming 14,042 French students in the same year. Students at CY Cergy Paris University are increasingly putting sustainability at the heart of their mobility choices, with Portugal seeing a 28% increase in student numbers from France over one year and a 454% increase over five.
Campus France's figures showed that in the 2022/23 academic year, 6,986 Indian students studied in France, an 11% increase over one year. Belgium took the top spot by welcoming 19,063 French students in 2021, while the UK followed, welcoming 14,042 French students in the same year. Students at CY Cergy Paris University are increasingly putting sustainability at the heart of their mobility choices, with Portugal seeing a 28% increase in student numbers from France over one year and a 454% increase over five.
