B Surprisingly, as a percentage, more
British students are travelling abroad
A People often think of international
students as students from around
the world studying in countries
such as the UK, the USA or Australia.
However, there is also a growing
number of British students going to
study overseas.
than students from other countries.
1.7 per cent of the entire British
student population is studying abroad.
This percentage is higher than China at
1.4 per cent and India at 1 per cent of
their student population.
C There are over 22,000 British students
studying in different parts of the world.
The three most popular countries for
British students are the USA (8,500),
France (2,600), and Germany (2,200).
D One popular study abroad programme
for British students is the Erasmus
programme. It allows European students
to spend a year in another European
country. The number of British students
taking part in the programme is increasing
every year. Now over 10,000 take part
annually in the programme. Perhaps
British students are becoming more
global.