Metropolitan France and Overseas Departments and Regions (DROM)
Supplementary notes
*Universities also include preparations for the DUT and BUT and university engineering programs
**Other programs include engineering schools outside universities, business schools, management and sales, art, architecture and journalism, STS, CPGE, other schools and training
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Number of international mobile foreign students in France 2018-2023
This statistic shows the evolution of the number of international students in mobility within French higher education from 2018 to 2023. Except for the decline in 2020 caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the number of international students in French higher education tends to increase.
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Ministry of the Interior (France). (February 4, 2025). Evolution of the number of international students in mobility in French higher education, from 2018 to 2023 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 03, 2026, from /statistics/1630700/number-of-foreign-students-in-international-mobility-in-france/
Ministry of the Interior (France). "Evolution of the number of international students in mobility in French higher education, from 2018 to 2023." Chart. February 4, 2025. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 03, 2026. /statistics/1630700/number-of-foreign-students-in-international-mobility-in-france/
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Evolution of the number of international students in mobility in French higher education, from 2018 to 2023 [Graph], Ministry of the Interior (France), February 4, 2025. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1630700/number-of-foreign-students-in-international-mobility-in-france/
