In a recent article in The PIE, journalist Abhishek Nair details the top postsecondary study destinations outside of Australia, Canada, the UK, and the US that have recently risen in popularity. While over half of the world’s international students study in one of these “big four” countries, according to Nair, international students are increasingly pursuing alternative destinations. These include France, which had over 430,000 international students in the 2023/24 academic year; Germany, which expected over 400,000 international students in the 2024/25 winter semester; and Turkey, which had over 300,000 international students enrolled in the 2022/23 academic year. Other top destinations highlighted in the article include South Korea, Japan, China, New Zealand, Malaysia, Ireland, and Italy.
