Number of Chinese students returning back from abroad 2009-2019

Published by C. Textor, Nov 22, 2023
In the last few years, the number of Chinese students who studied abroad and came back to China kept growing. In 2019, around 580,300 Chinese students returned back to their home country, increased from only 134,800 students in 2010.

Number of Chinese students returning from abroad from 2009 to 2019 (in 1,000s)

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October 2021

Region

China

Survey time period

2009 to 2019

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