New Delhi, March 11 -- The number of Indian students studying abroad has fallen by 15 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the numbers shared by education ministry.

Canada, once a favourite destination for higher education, registered a significant 41 per cent decline in the number of students from India in 2024, according to the reply in the Parliament, where the second leg of the Budget session began on Monday.

The number of Indian students going to Russia increased in 2024 by 34 per cent compared to 2023, the education ministry said, as first reported by the Print.

According to a reply by the education minister in the parliament, as many as 7,503,65 students were studying abroad in 2022. This number went up to 8,92,989 in ...