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International students or exchange students, also known as foreign students, are students who undertake all or part of their secondary or tertiary education in a country other than their own. In 2021, there were over 6.39 million international students, up from 5.12 million in 2016.
1. Main points. There were 373,600 non-UK-born, non-UK passport holding international students in England and Wales at the time of Census 2021. India (11.6%), China (11.2%), Romania (9.5%) and...
The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) in member and non-member nations intended to evaluate educational systems by measuring 15-year-old school pupils' scholastic performance on mathematics, science, and reading. [ 1 ]
- Most Non-Eu Students Leave The UK After Their Studies
- Students Who Remain in The UK Longer Term Usually Take Ten Years to Settle
- Evidence Gaps and Limitations
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Study visas are temporary, and they do not provide a direct route to settlement. This means that time spent on a study visa does not count towards the five years of residence in the UK that is ordinarily required before a migrant may apply for settlement. Among non-EU migrants issued an initial study visa in 2016, only 17% still had permission to s...
The low numbers of students with settlement five years after arriving in the UK is due in part to students tending to be on a longer route to settlement than work, family, or asylum migrants – around ten years, rather than five years (see our briefing on Settlement in the UK). Of all migrants granted settlement in 2021, 18% initially came to the UK...
While good quality data exist on international students in higher education, mainly from the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), there is comparatively little information on further education. With regard to international students’ economic impact, the available research is limited largely to occasional studies of their export earnings: the ...
With special thanks to Nick Hillman at HEPI, for his detailed feedback on the 2020 and 2022 versions of this briefing. Research for this briefing was funded by Trust for London, which is one of the largest independent charitable foundations in London and supports work that tackles poverty and inequality in the capital. More details at www.trustforl...
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Key facts. In 2021-22 there were 679,970 international students studying in the UK. 120,140 of these were from the EU and 559,825 were non-EU. In the year ending March 2024, there were 446,924 sponsored study visas and 139,175 Graduate route visas granted to main applicants.
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Sep 20, 2024 · The government met its 2030 international student recruitment target of 600,000 ten years early and numbers have continued to increase since 2020. This briefing looks at student numbers, government policy, and the economic impact of international students.
