Destatis Federal Statistical Office of Germany : 137,300 Germans studied abroad in 2014

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WIESBADEN- In 2014, the number of German students enrolled at institutions of higher education abroad was 137,300. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 1.9% or 2,500 students on 2013. In the past ten years, the number of Germans studying abroad has increased continuously. While the ratio of Germans studying at institutions of higher education at home to those studying abroad had been 1,000 to 39 in 2004, it was 1,000 to 58 in 2014.

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