{
 "observatory": "LIBS Observatory of International Education",
 "url": "https://lyon-business-school.fr/observatory",
 "license": "CC BY 4.0 — attribution: LIBS Observatory — lyon-business-school.fr",
 "last_review": "2026-08-13",
 "data": [
  {
   "indicator": "Students studying outside their home country (worldwide)",
   "value": 7300000,
   "period": "2024",
   "source": "Migration Policy Institute",
   "source_url": "https://www.migrationpolicy.org/sites/default/files/publications/TCM-international-students-2025_final.pdf"
  },
  {
   "indicator": "Internationally mobile students hosted in OECD countries",
   "value": 5020000,
   "period": "2023",
   "source": "OECD Education at a Glance",
   "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/international-student-mobility.html"
  },
  {
   "indicator": "Share of mobile students studying in US/UK/Australia/Canada",
   "value": 46,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "2023",
   "source": "OECD",
   "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/what-are-the-key-trends-in-international-student-mobility_2a423a76-en.html"
  },
  {
   "indicator": "International students in the United States",
   "value": 957000,
   "period": "2023",
   "source": "OECD",
   "source_url": "https://www.oecd.org/en/data/indicators/international-student-mobility.html"
  },
  {
   "indicator": "International students in French higher education",
   "value": 443500,
   "period": "2024-25",
   "evolution": "+3% y/y, +17% over 5 years",
   "source": "Campus France (press release Sept. 2025)",
   "source_url": "https://www.campusfrance.org/system/files/medias/documents/2025-09/20250905_CP_rentree_campusfrance_VDEF.pdf"
  },
  {
   "indicator": "Share of foreign students in France in international mobility",
   "value": 76,
   "unit": "%",
   "period": "2023-24",
   "source": "Campus France Key Figures 2025",
   "source_url": "https://chiffrescles2025.campusfrance.org/"
  },
  {
   "indicator": "Top 5 countries of origin (France)",
   "value": "Morocco, Algeria, China, Italy, Senegal",
   "period": "2023-24",
   "source": "Campus France",
   "source_url": "https://chiffrescles2025.campusfrance.org/les-etudiants-etrangers-en-france"
  },
  {
   "indicator": "France's share of OECD-hosted mobile students",
   "value": "≈8.8",
   "unit": "%",
   "type": "LIBS Observatory CALCULATION",
   "formula": "443,500 ÷ 5.02M",
   "note": "year mismatch between sources (2024-25 vs 2023) — order of magnitude"
  }
 ]
}