Nigeria is among the top 25 countries in the world with the highest number of international students studying in The United States.

The number of international students in the United States surpassed one million for the third consecutive year, increasing by 1.5 percent to reach a new high of 1,094,792, according to the 2018 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Open Doors 2018, released recently by the Institute of International Education (IIE) and Nigeria is among the top countries adding to the numbers.

According to the 2018 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange data released recently by IIE and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Nigeria is among the top 25 countries in the world with the highest number of internatonal students studying in The United States..

The country was ranked the 13th country with Highest Number of International Students Studying in the US and the first in Africa.

The report which was released on Tuesday, November 13 shows the number of international students in the United States increased by 8.2% over the prior year, while the number of American students studying in Nigeria increased by 281 percent from the prior year.

The top countries with the highest number of international students studying in the United States includes :

China – 363,341 students
India – 196,271 students
South Korea – 54,555 students
Saudi Arabia – 44,432 students
Canada – 25,909 students
Vietnam – 24,325 students
Taiwan – 22,454 students
Japan – 17,753 students
Mexico – 15,468 students
Brazil – 14,620 students
Nepal – 13,220 students
Iran – 12,783 students
and then Nigeria – 12,693 students

According to the report some of the reasons behind the increased numbers of students include increased awareness about U.S. college and university application process among students, parents, and educators, partnerships with U.S. higher education institutions etc.

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are we moving forwards or backwards ??
because i don't know o

Nigeria having the most number of her citizens schooling abroad isn't an achievement,but shows the rot in our educational system...And as we speak the body governing the tertiary institutions are still on strike.
The same thing also goes in the health sector,where we have people that would have been saved,but die due to either negligence or poor facilities.


Funny enough Nigeria is amongst the top 3 richest nations with mineral resources...So what is really our problem,why are we always getting it wrong since independence?

I think everybody that have stolen from the nation deserves to die along with their family

And yet Nigeria has the highest number of unemployed graduates.....Irony of life

Okay

Just keep an eye on these Saudi Arabia – 44,432 students

Nuff said

I can relate....

Every Nigerian wants to get out of Nigeria

Even the zombie above me shouting Sai baba 24/7 will run out of Nigeria at the slightest opportunity

That is still small self compared to the number of applicants.

The most populous black nation, with population growth rate of 2.5% this shouldn't be surprising

No big deal. Just 12k of them.

Because Nigeria has the worst educational system in Africa.

Canada and Australia are better places for studies as these 2 have provisions for you to stay and work after graduating!

The worst 2 places are the US and UK

Nothing for you after graduating!

When FG won’t fund education why won’t they run if they have the means. The day our education sector will be up to standard is when children of the elites attend same university with the masses

u believe d figure is higher cos people I knw personally studying in America are more than 100

As long as the educational system in Nigeria keeps dropping by the second,the number will continue to increase geometrically.

psychologist:
Just keep an eye on these Saudi Arabia – 44,432 students

Nuff said

Lol. I know they do for sure. Emails and phone calls are monitored.

Nobody should shout trump. If Islam wants to redeem herself she knows what to do. She has to deal with her extremism. Except she enjoys being labeled.

Nuff said.

Its simply because her population is highest in Africa

Wetin do UI, UNILAG, Covenant Universities wey dey make our people rush go uncle Sam country.

grandstar:


Nothing for you after graduating!

Well you're not entitled to anything in those country though.

You just wait till Aus and Canada are filled with migrants, let's see if they'll allow people more opportunities after graduation.

Earthquake2:
Every Nigerian wants to get out of Nigeria

Even the zombie above me shouting Sai baba 24/7 will run out of Nigeria at the slightest opportunity

Was your prob....didn't you see the rest country figures.....ain't China an advanced country but they top the rating....stop been a sissy and look at the bright side....btw happy new month

porthouse7:
u believe d figure is higher cos people I knw personally studying in America are more than 100

Americans are great at keeping records... The number u see there is the number of Nigerians studying in their country

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21Bandit:

Was your prob....didn't you see the rest country figures.....ain't China an advanced country but they top the rating....stop been a sissy and look at the bright side....btw happy new month

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Can you compare your educational system to China?

To slap you dey hungry me

Earthquake2:
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Can you compare your educational system to China?

To slap you dey hungry me

Habeg.
to use you do rituals Na sure pass...so that everywhere go stew....

95% are the children of our ministers, commissioners, governors and even the president. After they'll say buy Nigeria to grow Nigeria.




I pity the masses

21Bandit:

Habeg.
to use you do rituals Na sure pass...so that everywhere go stew....

I don't talk with children

Bye bye

I'll join you people soon

How come we keep studying in the US but have not been able to replicate American ideals in poilitics, science and technology, etc in our country?

There's something wrong with the black man.