A total of 262,416 students have studied overseas in the most recent academic term (2008-2009), according to a recent study by the Institute of International Education. [1]
China makes it fifth in the list of the most popular destinations, dominated by European countries. These five countries account for 46% of total students enrolled overseas in the 2008/2009 academic term:
- United Kingdom, 12.7%
- Italy, 11.7%
- Spain, 9.6%
- France, 6.6%
- China, 5%
Overall, enrollment overseas has increased by 8.5%. Three Asian countries have among the highest rates of increases as destination for an overseas education: India, China, and Japan. In these three countries, it would cost only about half, at most, of what one would spend in a local college or university. For example, college education in India would be about two-fifths the average U.S. local cost. (Note: These calculations are based on most recent estimates of average tertiary educationexpenditures per student [2] and GDP per capita[3] in each country.
[2] Nationmaster.com
[3] Central Intelligence Agency
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