Top 10 destinations for Bangladeshi students
Amazing technological advancements have transformed the world into a ‘global village’. It was Canadian philosopher Marshall McLuhan who coined the term 'global village' many years before the invention of World Wide Web (WWW) in the United States.
As a result of digitalisation and the invention of the WWW, information about travelling anywhere in the world is just a click away. This easy access to information has increased the mobility of people, especially the student community, significantly.
Bangladesh is no exception. Nowadays, thousands of students and professionals from Bangladesh are going abroad every year to pursue higher studies. From the United States to Belarus to Botswana, at least 55 countries are now on the choice list of the Bangladeshi students.
Statistics show that Malaysia is consistently the top choice of the students, followed closely by the United States.
The number is increasing every upcoming year. In 2012, according to the UNESCO, 23, 036 students enrolled at many universities worldwide while 37, 243 in 2013, 53, 062 in 2014, 55, 990 in 2015, 61, 430 in 2016, and 55, 787 in 2017.
Malaysia
The UNESCO statistics show Malaysia was top choice for Bangladeshis in 2016. A total of 34,155 Bangladeshi students enrolled at several universities of the country in the year. As the students revised their choices, the number of students at Malaysian universities significantly decreased in 2017. As manay as 28,456 got admission in the country's universities in the year.
United States
Ambassador Earl R Miller, newly appointed US ambassador to Dhaka, recently said Bangladeshi students are ‘superstars’ of the universities in the United States.
In 2016, 5,441 went to the United States for higher studies. The number rose to 6,492 in 2017.
Australia
Australia was third most top destination for Bangladeshi students. As many as 4,652 moved to Australia in 2016 whereas it increased to to 4,986 in next year.
United Kingdom
With enrolment of 3,599 students in 2016, the United Kingdom was fourth on the list. It maintains the position despite slightly less number (3,116) of enrolment in 2017.
Canada
Canada was fifth top destination for students. A total of 2028 students went to Canada in 2016 and number remains same in 2017.
Germany
Germany was sixth on the choice list in 2016. As many as 2008 students enrolled in the year.
India
The number of student enrolment in Indian universities has increased significantly in recent years. India was seventh in the list. A total of 1099 went to India for higher education. India emerged as sixth with enrolment of 1,526 students in 2017.
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia was at eight. A total 870 went to Saudi Arabia in 2016 while 857 in 2017. The number decreased slightly last year.
Japan
Japan emerged as seventh on the list from ninth position with enrolment of 982 students in 2017 from 810 in 2016.
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates was the top tenth choice for the student. In 2016, 637 went to the United Arab Emirates for higher studies. The exactly same number of students flew to the UAE in 2017.