This statistic shows the share of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin. That year, almost 60 percent of all foreign students studying in China came from Asian countries. Over recent years, the share of African students increased considerably (from 5.2 percent in 2009 to 16.6 percent in 2018), while the share of students from the Americas decreased (from 10.7 percent in 2009 to 7.3 percent in 2018). A breakdown of student numbers by country of origin reveals that the largest single number of students came from South Korea.
Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin
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Ministry of Education (China). (April 12, 2019). Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China). "Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin." Chart. April 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China). (2019). Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China). "Breakdown of Foreign Students Studying in China in 2018, by Global Region of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China), Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin [Graph], Ministry of Education (China), April 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
