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Top 8 source countries of foreign students in the US - IIE OpenDoor s |
Pakistani Student Enrollment in US Universities Hits All-Time High
By Riaz Haq
CA
Pakistani student enrollment in America's institutions of higher learning rose 16% last year, outpacing the record 12% growth in the number of international students hosted by the country. This puts Pakistan among eight sources in the top 20 countries with the largest increases in US enrollment. India saw the biggest increase at 35%, followed by Ghana at 32%, Bangladesh and Nepal at 28% each, Pakistan at 16%, Colombia at 13%, Italy at 10%, and Spain at 5%.
"During 2022-2023, there were 10,164 Pakistani students, compared to 8,772 in the previous year, indicating an impressive 16% increase," according to IIE Open Doors Report for 2022-23. There has been an overall 33% increase in enrollment of Pakistani students in US colleges and universities.
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Major destinations of Pakistanis studying abroad - UNESCO |
The most recent UNESCO data (2020) counts 64,065 Pakistani students abroad in higher education. More recent statistics published by government sources in various receiving countries show that the outbound student mobility from Pakistan was over 103,190 in 2022. There have been large increases in Pakistani students recorded recently in the UK, Australia, the US, Canada, and Germany. The UK is now the top destination with over 23,000 Pakistani students, followed by Australia with nearly 16,000 students from Pakistan in 2021/22, according to the ICEF Monitor .
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Pakistani students in America - IIE OpenDoors |
Pakistan is ranked as the 16th biggest source of foreign students in America. China remained the top-sending country in 2022/23, with 289,526 students studying in the US (-0.2% year-over-year). India, the second largest sending country, reached an all-time high of 268,923 international students in 2022/23, an increase of 35% year-over-year, according to the report. |
The United States was hosting over one million (1,057,188) international students in the 2022/2023 academic year, a 12% increase compared to the previous academic year. It marked the fastest growth rate in more than 40 years. This was partly attributable to the end of the COVID-19 pandemic which dramatically diminished international student mobility.
