Number of foreign students in South Africa 2008-2019

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 3, 2025
There were 40,712 international students in South Africa as of 2019. Compared to the preceding year, this was a drop of 1,555 students. During the period under review, the number of foreign students in the country declined significantly in 2012 to close to 42,200 from over 70,400 in the previous year.
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Number of foreign students in South Africa from 2008 to 2019

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Release date

March 2022

Region

South Africa

Survey time period

2008 to 2019

Supplementary notes

Students considered here are those who have crossed a national or territorial border for the purpose of education and are now enrolled outside their country of origin.

This is the latest available data, last updated by source in March 2022.

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