This statistic shows the number of foreign students in higher education institutions in South Korea in 2019, by study level. That year, there were around 60.7 thousand foreign students in South Korea enrolled in undergraduate programs. Around 44.8 thousand foreign students in South Korea were enrolled in language programs. During the recent five years, the number of foreign students in higher education institutions in South Korea has been increasing sharply.
Number of foreign students in higher education institutions in South Korea in 2019, by study level
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MOE (South Korea), & Korean Educational Development Institute. (December 10, 2019). Number of foreign students in higher education institutions in South Korea in 2019, by study level [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 06, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/876140/number-of-foreign-students-south-korea-by-study-level/
MOE (South Korea), und Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of foreign students in higher education institutions in South Korea in 2019, by study level." Chart. December 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876140/number-of-foreign-students-south-korea-by-study-level/
MOE (South Korea), Korean Educational Development Institute. (2019). Number of foreign students in higher education institutions in South Korea in 2019, by study level. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/876140/number-of-foreign-students-south-korea-by-study-level/
MOE (South Korea), and Korean Educational Development Institute. "Number of Foreign Students in Higher Education Institutions in South Korea in 2019, by Study Level." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876140/number-of-foreign-students-south-korea-by-study-level/
MOE (South Korea) & Korean Educational Development Institute, Number of foreign students in higher education institutions in South Korea in 2019, by study level Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/876140/number-of-foreign-students-south-korea-by-study-level/ (last visited August 06, 2020)
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