Study Abroad Predictions: How Many Indian Students Chose to Study Abroad in 2023? 

It is expected that more than 1.5 million Indian students will land in foreign universities this year. This prediction is based on the analysis of study abroad trends after the pandemic as well as the exponential growth in the number of students choosing to pursue higher education abroad.   

The winter and summer intakes are over, and once the data for the fall intake is also accumulated authorities will be able to chart an exact number from this tentative raw data. As fall intake is the largest intake so it will majorly influence the data for 2023 admissions. 

In 2022, nearly 1.3 million Indian Students enrolled in foreign universities as per the Ministry of Education, India. Also, this data was accumulated by MEA for admissions in all the intakes in 2022. Let’s look at a detailed evaluation of the same. 

Top Countries to Host Indian Students in 2022

Some of the countries well known for promoting higher education for international students were also the most welcoming hosts for Indian Students. However, there are several factors influencing these numbers which include; the size and population of the host country, availability of top-notch institutions, acceptance rate, cost of living & studying and student experience. 

Therefore, given here are the countries that were chosen by most Indian students in 2022.

Country	Number of Indian Students Hosted in 2022
United States of America	4,65,791
Canada	1,83,310
UAE	1,64,000
Australia	1,00,009
UK	55,465
Saudi Arabia	65,800
Qatar	46,000
Germany	34,864
Georgia	14,000
France	10,003
Bangladesh	9,308
Armenia	8,015
China	6,436

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This surge in the number of Indian students moving abroad is due to the experiences they want to create while learning the cultures, education and lifestyle of different countries. If you want to read more such exciting information, make sure you follow Leverage Edu News Updates.