Studying in foreign countries is definitely a passion to all the Indian students. We see thousands of people applying for several foreign universities every year. Ever wondered what their number would make up to? Here are the facts that state the shocking number of Indians studying in foreign countries that could easily make up to the population of a small country.
• An estimated number of 5.53 lakh Indian students are studying worldwide in across 86 countries. 36 countries from Asia, 32 from Europe, 8 from Africa, 6 from South America and 2 countries from North America and Australia. • More than 55% of students study in USA and Canada. More than 90000 Indian students study in Asia as well as Australia. • Though Indian students are in 32 different countries of Europe, they only make up 52116. • According to the data released by the government for 2015-16, 206708 Indian students are studying in the USA out of 553440 Indian students studying abroad, the highest for any country. • Canada comes second in the list with an estimated 100000 students while Australia is in the third position with 63283 students. These three countries make up for 2/3rd of the Indian students studying abroad. • In Asian countries, China and Bahrain are the only countries with more than 10,000 Indian students studying in their universities. • Uzbekistan, Greece, and Bosnia have two students each while Serbia and Mongolia stand at the bottom with only one student each.
Though, the data released by our Ministry of External Affairs does not match with the data released by the specific countries. Yet, even those figures range in humongous numbers. These figures can be eye openers for the Indian educational system too. The reason behind our students moving out for education can’t totally be blamed on their fancy for studying in foreign countries. They can also be because of our reducing standards in education somewhere. This should be taken a little seriously and necessary improvements should be done hopefully.
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