Study Abroad

This graph shows the top 10 countries that sent international students to universities in the U.S. in 2021-22 and the number of students they sent.
Nigeria: Around 15,000 students; Mexico: Around 15,000 students; Brazil: Around 15,000 students;
Saudi Arabia: Around 18,000 students; Taiwan: Around 20,000 students; Vietnam: Around 20,000 students; Canada: Around 25,000 students; South Korea: Around 40,000 students; India: Around 200,000 students; China: Around 285,000 students

This graph shows the top 10 countries that sent international students to universities in China in 2018 and the number of students they sent. Graphs are based on the most recent data available for each country.

Kazakhstan: Around 11,000 students;
Japan: Around 13,000 students;
Laos: Around 14,000 students;
Indonesia: Around 15,000 students;
Russia: Around 19,500 students;
U.S.: Around 20,500 students;
India: Around 22,000 students;
Pakistan: Around 28,000 students;
Thailand: 28,000 students;
South Korea: 50,500 students.

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1. Which nation sent the most students to Chinese universities?

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A. U.S.

B. Kazakhstan

C. South Korea

D. India

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2. Which of these nations sent the fewest students to U.S. universities?

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A.China

B. Nigeria

C.South Korea

D. Brazil

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3. About how many students from India studied abroad in the U.S. or China?

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A.30,000

B.95,000

C.105,000

D.225,000

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4.About how many more students did China send to the U.S. than the U.S. sent to China?

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A. 75,000

B. 160,000

C.200,000

D.270,000

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5. In 2021-22, close to 950,000 foreign students were at U.S. universities. About what percentage were from China?

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6. Why do you think China has overall far fewer international students studying at its universities than the U.S. does? Do you think anything you read in the article might help to explain this phenomenon?

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7. Why do you think Chinese and American students want to study in each others’ countries? What advantages (2) could students gain by studying abroad?