In the academic year 2019/2020, there were 96 thousand university students in Italy having a foreign citizenship. About 10.5 thousand students were from Romania, the most common country of origin. Moreover, nine thousand Albanian students were enrolled in a university program in Italy, which made them the second largest nationality of foreign students in the country. Respectively, Romanian and Albanian students held 11 percent and nine percent of all foreign students.
Leading countries of origins of foreign students enrolled at university in Italy in the academic year 2019/2020
Characteristic
Number of foreign students
Romania
10,510
Albania
8,950
China
7,945
India
4,684
Iran
4,577
Morocco
3,145
Ukraine
2,829
Turkey
2,626
Cameroon
2,549
Moldova
2,455
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Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. (May 11, 2021). Leading countries of origins of foreign students enrolled at university in Italy in the academic year 2019/2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/572639/total-number-of-foreign-university-students-by-country-of-origin/
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. "Leading countries of origins of foreign students enrolled at university in Italy in the academic year 2019/2020." Chart. May 11, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572639/total-number-of-foreign-university-students-by-country-of-origin/
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. (2021). Leading countries of origins of foreign students enrolled at university in Italy in the academic year 2019/2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/572639/total-number-of-foreign-university-students-by-country-of-origin/
Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca. "Leading Countries of Origins of Foreign Students Enrolled at University in Italy in The Academic Year 2019/2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 May 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/572639/total-number-of-foreign-university-students-by-country-of-origin/
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