There were approximately 37,000 foreign students from the European Union in Spanish universities in the 2022/2023 academic year, 54 percent of them enrolled in public institutions. With the exception of the United States and Canada, most foreign students were enrolled in public universities.
Number of foreign students enrolled in higher education degrees in Spain in the academic year 2022/2023, by origin and type of university
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The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport . (May 31, 2023). Number of foreign students enrolled in higher education degrees in Spain in the academic year 2022/2023, by origin and type of university [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 11, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187604/origin-of-foreigners-enrolled-in-higher-institutions-by-university-type-spain/
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport . "Number of foreign students enrolled in higher education degrees in Spain in the academic year 2022/2023, by origin and type of university ." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187604/origin-of-foreigners-enrolled-in-higher-institutions-by-university-type-spain/
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport . (2023). Number of foreign students enrolled in higher education degrees in Spain in the academic year 2022/2023, by origin and type of university . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 11, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187604/origin-of-foreigners-enrolled-in-higher-institutions-by-university-type-spain/
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport . "Number of Foreign Students Enrolled in Higher Education Degrees in Spain in The Academic Year 2022/2023, by Origin and Type of University ." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187604/origin-of-foreigners-enrolled-in-higher-institutions-by-university-type-spain/
The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport , Number of foreign students enrolled in higher education degrees in Spain in the academic year 2022/2023, by origin and type of university Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187604/origin-of-foreigners-enrolled-in-higher-institutions-by-university-type-spain/ (last visited May 11, 2024)
Number of foreign students enrolled in higher education degrees in Spain in the academic year 2022/2023, by origin and type of university [Graph], The Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport , May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1187604/origin-of-foreigners-enrolled-in-higher-institutions-by-university-type-spain/