This statistic shows the number of students enrolled in United Kingdom (UK) higher education institutions in the 2018/19 academic year, by nationality. In this year, there were just over 86,000 Chinese students enrolled in Higher Education providers in the UK.
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Number of students enrolling in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by nationality
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HESA. (February 25, 2020). Number of students enrolling in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by nationality [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 02, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676780/10-non-eu-contries-by-number-of-he-student-enrolments-united-kingdom/
HESA. "Number of students enrolling in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by nationality." Chart. February 25, 2020. Statista. Accessed June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676780/10-non-eu-contries-by-number-of-he-student-enrolments-united-kingdom/
HESA. (2020). Number of students enrolling in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by nationality. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 02, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676780/10-non-eu-contries-by-number-of-he-student-enrolments-united-kingdom/
HESA. "Number of Students Enrolling in Higher Education (He) Institutions in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018/19, by Nationality." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Feb 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676780/10-non-eu-contries-by-number-of-he-student-enrolments-united-kingdom/
HESA, Number of students enrolling in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by nationality Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676780/10-non-eu-contries-by-number-of-he-student-enrolments-united-kingdom/ (last visited June 02, 2025)
Number of students enrolling in higher education (HE) institutions in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018/19, by nationality [Graph], HESA, February 25, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676780/10-non-eu-contries-by-number-of-he-student-enrolments-united-kingdom/
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