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Asia | Australia & New Zealand | Canada |
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Top 10 countries for foreign student enrollment (Source: Wikipedia)
Rank | Destination country | Total number of foreign students |
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1 | ![]() |
1,043,839 |
2 | ![]() |
489,200 [8] |
3 | ![]() |
442,375 [9][10] |
4 | ![]() |
370,975 [11] |
5 | ![]() |
309,642 |
6 | ![]() |
292,352 |
7 | ![]() |
282,921 [12] |
8 | ![]() |
235,858 |
9 | ![]() |
152,062 |
10 | ![]() |
76,057 [13] |

Projections for enrolment
Work studies conditions (source)
Among those with ‘open-arm’ policies are countries like New Zealand and Canada, which the comparison table below show to have the most favourable post-study work rights among the countries reviewed.
Attraction Ranking | In-Study Work |
Post-Study Work (Years) |
Minimum Study (Years) |
Bachelor (Years) |
Masters (Coursework) (Years) |
PhD (Years) |
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New Zealand | Yes | 1–3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Canada | Yes | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Australia | Yes | 2–4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Germany | Yes | 1.5 | n/a | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
United States | Yes | 1* | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | Yes | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Ireland | Yes | 0.5–2 | 2 | 0.5–1 | 2 | 2 |
Sweden | Yes | 0.5 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
United Kingdom | Yes | 0.3–1 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3–0.5 | 1 |
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International student growth
Changing share of international student market