Nigerian students constitute two percent of international students in the United States of America, a report has shown.

The United States Open Doors Report also highlighted that the number of Nigerian students increased by 12.3 percent to 14,438 in 2021/2022 academic session.

China and India alone represented 52 percent of international students in the U.S.

In the full list in the report Nigeria ranked 10^th largest in the international students ranking worldwide.

Here’s the full list of international students studying in the US:

1. China → 290,086

2. India → 199,182

3. South Korea → 40,755

4. Canada → 27,013

5. Vietnam → 20,713

6. Taiwan → 20,487

7. Saudi Arabia → 18,206

8. Brazil → 14,897

9. Mexico → 14,500

10. Nigeria → 14,438

11. Japan → 13,449

12. Nepal → 11,799

13. Bangladesh → 10,597

14. United Kingdom → 10,292

15. Iran → 9,295

16. Pakistan → 8,772

17. Germany → 8,550

18. Turkey → 8,467

19. Spain → 8,165

20. Colombia → 8,077

21. Indonesia → 8,003

22. France → 7,751

23. Kuwait → 5,923

24. Hong Kong → 5,848

25. Italy → 5,695

26. Venezuela → 5,317

27. Thailand → 5,007

28. Malaysia → 4,933

29. Ghana → 4,916

30. Russia → 4,802

(The Nation)

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