This statistic shows the number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by source of funding. In 2018, almost 492,200 foreign students were studying in China, of whom around 63,000 received a scholarship from the Chinese government.
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Number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by source of funding
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Ministry of Education (China). (April 12, 2019). Number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by source of funding [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 29, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/251213/number-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-source-of-funding/
Ministry of Education (China). "Number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by source of funding." Chart. April 12, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251213/number-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-source-of-funding/
Ministry of Education (China). (2019). Number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by source of funding. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 29, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/251213/number-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-source-of-funding/
Ministry of Education (China). "Number of Foreign Students Studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by Source of Funding." Statista, Statista Inc., 12 Apr 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251213/number-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-source-of-funding/
Ministry of Education (China), Number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by source of funding Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/251213/number-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-source-of-funding/ (last visited June 29, 2025)
Number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2018, by source of funding [Graph], Ministry of Education (China), April 12, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/251213/number-of-foreign-students-studying-in-china-by-source-of-funding/
