https://www.wittenborg.eu/oecd-countries-receive-record-high-number-2-million-students.htm

The number of international students moving to countries that are part of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) hit a record-high of 2 million in 2022, in around half of the organisation’s 38 member states. 

The data is contained in a study recently released by the OECD and reported by The Pie News. In addition to being the largest figure in history, this represents a 24% increase in the number of students moving to OECD countries since 2019.  

For the fourth consecutive year, the United Kingdom was the top receiving country of new international students out of all OECD countries, ahead of the United States. Canada, Australia and Japan complete the list of the top five receiving countries. 

In total, the USA currently hosts almost 20% of all international students in the OECD, followed by the UK (14%) and Australia (9%). Outside of English-speaking countries, Germany and France are the primary destination countries, jointly hosting around 15% of all international students. 

The news comes as many OECD countries attempt to tackle widespread skills shortages and the challenges related to ageing populations. At the same time, overall migration to richer countries has reached record levels.