According to the National Statistics Committee, at the beginning of the 2024/2025 academic year, the total number of foreign students studying in higher education institutions of the republic reached 12.5 thousand.
Number of foreign students studying in higher education institutions of the republic by academic year:
- 2015/2016 academic year - 0.7 thousand
- 2016/2017 academic year - 0.6 thousand
- 2017/2018 academic year - 1.3 thousand
- 2018/2019 academic year - 2.7 thousand
- 2019/2020 academic year - 3.6 thousand
- 2020/2021 academic year - 4.2 thousand
- 2021/2022 academic year - 5.1 thousand
- 2022/2023 academic year - 5.0 thousand
- 2023/2024 academic year - 10.8 thousand
- 2024/2025 academic year - 12.5 thousand
