Cyprus is among the EU countries with the highest share of foreign students among tertiary education students, according to Eurostat.
In 2023, Eurostat notes, there were 1.76 million students from abroad undertaking tertiary level studies across the EU, amounting to 8.4% of all students.
Cyprus, with 22.3%, ranks third among EU countries with the highest share of foreign students among tertiary education students, after Luxembourg (52.3%), and Malta (29.6%), according to the data.
Greece (3.0%), Croatia (3.7%) and Spain (4.3%) recorded the lowest shares.
In 20 EU countries, the largest group of students from abroad came from elsewhere in Europe. This share was highest in Slovakia (91.3%), followed by Slovenia (89.4%) and Croatia (89.0%).
Students from Asia were the largest group of foreign students in Ireland (45.0%), Finland (43.35), Germany (40.1%) and Italy (36%).
In France, more than half (52.3%) of tertiary students from abroad in 2023 were from Africa, which was also the largest group of foreign students in Portugal (42.1%).
In Spain, most of the foreign tertiary education students (46.7%) were from the Caribbean, Central and South America.
(Source: CNA)
