In the academic year 2023/2023 96,083 foreign students were enrolled at Italian universities. In particular, 13,000 undergraduates came from Iran, 13 percent of the total. Turkish students were around 6,400, while Chinese ones amounted to 6,100.
Leading countries of origin for higher education students studying in Italy in the academic year 2023/2024
Characteristic
Number of foreign students
Iran
13,081
Turkey
6,404
China
6,093
India
4,170
Russia
3,142
Albania
2,840
Tunisia
2,614
Pakistan
2,607
Morocco
2,500
Kazakhstan
2,457
Cameroon
2,412
France
2,180
Egypt
1,900
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