Studying abroad

   The number of Indian international students enrolled in degree programs abroad doubled from 134,880 students in 2004 to 278,383 in 2017, as per UNESCO. Among these students, the U.S. is the most favoured destination country by far, hosting 112,713 Indian students—40.5 percent of all outbound students in 2015.

  The second and third most popular study destinations are Australia, where numbers recently surged to 46,316 degree-seeking students and Canada, which saw Indian enrollments almost quadruple from 5,868 in 2010 to 19,905 in 2016. In the UK, Indian enrollments have tanked by 53 percent since 2011, but the country is still the fourth-largest destination with 18,177 students in 2015.

   New Zealand, meanwhile, saw Indian enrollments explode by more than 500 percent since 2007 and became the fifth most popular destination with 15,016 students in 2016. The United Arab Emirates has become the....