Chinese and Vietnamese students made up the largest share of foreign students in South Korea as of March 2021. Vietnamese students made up 37.6 percent, while Chinese students made up 32.1 percent of the foreign students. According to the source, the total number of foreign students in South Korea had dropped 11 percent from March 2020.
Distribution of foreign students in South Korea as of March 2021, by nationality
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Korea Herald. (April 29, 2021). Distribution of foreign students in South Korea as of March 2021, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249832/south-korea-share-foreign-students-by-nationality/
Korea Herald. "Distribution of foreign students in South Korea as of March 2021, by nationality." Chart. April 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249832/south-korea-share-foreign-students-by-nationality/
Korea Herald. (2021). Distribution of foreign students in South Korea as of March 2021, by nationality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 09, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249832/south-korea-share-foreign-students-by-nationality/
Korea Herald. "Distribution of Foreign Students in South Korea as of March 2021, by Nationality." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Apr 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1249832/south-korea-share-foreign-students-by-nationality/
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