International student data UK

• In 2021-22 there were 679,970 international students studying in the UK. 120,140 of these were from the EU and 559,825 were non-EU.
• In the year ending March 2024, there were 446,924 sponsored study visas and 139,175 Graduate route visas granted to main applicants.
• Chinese students made up the largest group of international students with 151,690 studying in the UK in 2021-22. China was followed by 126,535 students from India and 32,945 from Nigeria (up from 14,270 students in 2020-21).
• French and Italian students remain the two largest cohorts from the EU with 11,870 and 11,320 students respectively studying in the UK in 2021-22.
• In 2021-22 the total number of non-EU students grew by 23.8% whilst EU students fell by 21.4%.
• New enrolments from India totalled 87,045 students in 2021-22 (up 64.2% on 2020-21), reflecting continued growth at a higher rate than in the previous year (26.8% in 2020-21).
• New enrolments from Nigeria have grown faster than both China and India, reaching 32,945 in 2021-22, up by 130.9% from 2020-21.
• The highest number of new enrolments came from Ireland (4,415), France (4,355), Germany (3,695) and Italy (3,105).

According to HESA total enrolment figures for the top 10 sending countries to the UK in 2021-22 were:

1. China (151,690)
2. India (126,535)
3. Nigeria (44,195)
4. Pakistan (23,075)
5. United States (22,990)
6. Hong Kong (17,630)
7. Bangladesh (12,700)
8. Malaysia (12,135)
9. France (11,870)
10. Italy (11,320)