This statistic shows the distribution of foreign students in higher education institutions in France during the 2023/2024 academic year, by geographical origins. With more than 25 percent, the majority of foreign students in France came from Africa, followed by students from Maghreb.
Distribution of foreign students in higher education institutions in France during the academic year 2023-2024, by area of origin
metropolitan France and French overseas departments; public and private structures
Supplementary notes
* Including paramedical and social trainings, as well as structures under the Ministry of Agriculture's responsibility., for which there is no information on the nationality of foreign students.
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Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (August 1, 2024). Distribution of foreign students in higher education institutions in France during the academic year 2023-2024, by area of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/461298/geographical-origins-foreign-students-higher-education-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Distribution of foreign students in higher education institutions in France during the academic year 2023-2024, by area of origin." Chart. August 1, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461298/geographical-origins-foreign-students-higher-education-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. (2024). Distribution of foreign students in higher education institutions in France during the academic year 2023-2024, by area of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461298/geographical-origins-foreign-students-higher-education-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. "Distribution of Foreign Students in Higher Education Institutions in France during The Academic Year 2023-2024, by Area of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461298/geographical-origins-foreign-students-higher-education-france/
Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, Distribution of foreign students in higher education institutions in France during the academic year 2023-2024, by area of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461298/geographical-origins-foreign-students-higher-education-france/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Distribution of foreign students in higher education institutions in France during the academic year 2023-2024, by area of origin [Graph], Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche, August 1, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/461298/geographical-origins-foreign-students-higher-education-france/
