Undergraduate Higher Education Abroad

The outbound mobility of UAE students for higher education shows that on an average, the UAE sends 15,000 students abroad per year, a number that has been constantlygrowing up 3 to 4 percent every year.

The most popular choice among students seeking higher education is UK, US, Canada followed by New Zealand, Eastern Europe, Germany, France with a small portion going to India, China, and Singapore.

The recent trends show a steady rise in student mobility to countries like Nordic Countries, Baltic Countries and Australia, etc. It has been estimated that more than 90% of the students at international schools intend to study overseas after graduation, so this trend will be most likely to accelerate tertiary mobility in future.