Number of foreign students in South Africa 2019, by region

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Natalie Cowling,
Sep 29, 2023
There were 40,712 foreign students in South Africa as of 2019, of which just over 33,281 were from Sub-Saharan Africa, the main region of origin. North America and Western Europe along with South and West Asia followed with around 2,800 and 760 students, respectively.

Number of foreign students in South Africa as of 2019, by region

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Release date

March 2022

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2019

Supplementary notes

Students considered here are those who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.

This is the latest available data, last updated by source in March 2022.

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