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The data represents students who complete their studies in a different country, and doesn’t include short exchanges or a semester abroad.\n\nThe UIS acknowledges that when calculating regional averages for education indicators, there is generally missing data. In these cases, the regional average is an approximation of the unknown real value. Thus, data is from both published and imputed sources. UIS publishes the percentage of students studying abroad, 2.7% [1], which means that 97.3% do not study abroad. \n\nWe consulted five independent experts for this question who confirmed that the source is reliable and our correct answer is accurate.\n\n[1]  [UNESCO. National Monitoring > Number and rates of international mobile students (inbound and outbound) > Outbound mobility ratio by host region](http:\u002F\u002Fdata.uis.unesco.org\u002F#)  \n[2]  [Migration Data Portal. “International Students” article from June 2020.](https:\u002F\u002Fmigrationdataportal.org\u002Fthemes\u002Finternational-students)  \n[3]  The five independent experts we consulted for this question included Kathleen Quinlan from the University of Kent and Robin Shields of the University of Bristol.","In 2020, more than 6 million people were studying for a degree at a university abroad. Back in 2000, it was only 2 million. International experiences often lead to friendship and solidarity across borders, and it can spread ideas and best practices across universities. But the number of students isn’t nearly as large as people believe.\n\nThe highest overall amount of students abroad are from middle-income countries like China and India. The biggest host countries for students who can afford to study outside their home countries are the US, UK, Australia, France and Germany. It is only a very small share of students who complete their degree abroad; short-term exchanges are more common. Even if the number of students abroad is increasing, it's still just a fraction of what people think.\n\n### Why is it a problem to be wrong about this?\nIf we overestimate how many get this chance, we underestimate how many do not. Many would like to study abroad and far more funds could be made available for them if we realized how few get these chances. The benefits are evident, not only to students but also to their country of origin and the universities that receive foreign students. \n\n### Why are people wrong about this?\n(So far we have only surveyed people in the UK about this question and they might have overestimated the number of students abroad as the UK is receiving a lot more students from abroad than most other countries.)\nWe see a lot of media coverage of the rich and wealthy travelling the world for business, vacation and studies. It seems like a common way of living. But we rarely see coverage of everyone else, who almost never travel abroad. \n\n### What does studying abroad mean in this context?\nThis data isn’t about short exchanges of a year or a semester abroad. This is for the entire length of study. The number is similar for students who study for a shorter time abroad, but the extent of such studies are difficult to quantify as they can vary in duration from a week to multiple years. Therefore we focus this question on the students getting degrees abroad.\n\n### Where can I see this data by country?\nVia the [UNESCO Institute for Statistics’ website](http:\u002F\u002Fdata.uis.unesco.org\u002F#). You can access it by clicking on: National Monitoring > Number and rates of international mobile students (inbound and outbound) > (then choose either data for inbound students). \nThe Migration Data Portal also has a summary of the data you can read [here](https:\u002F\u002Fmigrationdataportal.org\u002Fthemes\u002Finternational-students).\n\n### Can I trust this data?\nYes. We consulted five independent experts for this question who confirmed that the source is reliable and our correct answer is accurate.","Carried away by globalization","The world of education is globalizing fast, but foreign students are still much fewer than you thought."]