![How COVID is displacing international student enrolment How COVID is displacing international student enrolment](https://studyfinest.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/international-student-recruitment-isplaced-due-to-covid-1.jpg)
The international student market share is set to shift. According to NAFSA, the current breakdown is:
22% USA
10% UK
10% Germany
10% China
7% Australia
7% Canada
7% France
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According to a 2020 survey of students by QS shows some surprising insights about how students are thinking about international study.
55%
want to defer their placement
7%
no longer wish to purse overseas study
New Zealand
is perceived to be handling the pandemic the best
54%
said how a country’s government handled the pandemic impacted their destination choice
9%
now want to go study in a different country than originally intended
According to a 2020 Ernst & Young report, enrolments are estimated to reach record highs due to deferrals, with strong and steady demand for the next 3 years.
Pent-up demand due to COVID will make 2021 a record year for international student mobility. Spiking at an expected inflow of 1,800,000 new students in 2021. Up from 1,090,000 in 2019. Leveling off at 1,100,000 from 2022 onwards.
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Canada, Australia and New Zealand are poised for the highest growth in student flow.
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