International students, or foreign students, are students who chose to undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying. In 2017, there were over 5.3 million international students, up from 2 million in 2000.[1] By 2017, the U.S, U.K., Canada and Australia received 40% of international students.[2] The U.S. counted 1.2 million in 2018.[3] Australia had nearly 1.3 million in 2017.[4] There were 572,415 in Canada in 2017[5] and there were 458,520 during the 2017/18 academic year in the United Kingdom.

International students, or foreign students, are students who chose to undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying. In 2017, there were over 5.3 million international students, up from 2 million in 2000.[1] By 2017, the U.S, U.K., Canada and Australia received 40% of international students.[2] The U.S. counted 1.2 million in 2018.[3] Australia had nearly 1.3 million in 2017.[4] There were 572,415 in Canada in 2017[5] and there were 458,520 during the 2017/18 academic year in the United Kingdom.

International students, or foreign students, are students who chose to undertake all or part of their tertiary education in a country other than their own and move to that country for the purpose of studying. In 2017, there were over 5.3 million international students, up from 2 million in 2000.[1] By 2017, the U.S, U.K., Canada and Australia received 40% of international students.[2] The U.S. counted 1.2 million in 2018.[3] Australia had nearly 1.3 million in 2017.[4] There were 572,415 in Canada in 2017[5] and there were 458,520 during the 2017/18 academic year in the United Kingdom.