student numbers by country of origin reveals that the largest single number of students came from South Korea.
This statistic shows the share of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin. That year, almost 60 percent of all foreign students studying in China came from Asian countries. Over recent years, the share of African students increased considerably (from 5.2 percent in 2009 to 16.6 percent in 2018), while the share of students from the Americas decreased (from 10.7 percent in 2009 to 7.3 percent in 2018). A breakdown of Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin
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Ministry of Education (China). (April 12, 2019). Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China). "Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin." Chart. April 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China). (2019). Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China). "Breakdown of Foreign Students Studying in China in 2018, by Global Region of Origin." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/
Ministry of Education (China), Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Breakdown of foreign students studying in China in 2018, by global region of origin [Graph], Ministry of Education (China), April 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251211/share-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-region/