The data displays the number of foreign students studying in China from 2009 to 2016, by source of funding. In 2016, there had been 442,773 foreign students studying in China, of whom around 49,022 received a scholarship from the Chinese government.
2009 | 18245 | 219939 |
2010 | 22390 | 242700 |
2011 | 25687 | 266924 |
2012 | 28768 | 299562 |
2013 | 33322 | 323177 |
2014 | 36943 | 340111 |
2015 | 40600 | 357035 |
2016 | 49022 | 393751 |