India has the largest diaspora in the world & as per the Ministry of External Affairs, there are 3.2 Crores or 32 million Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) and Persons of Indian Origin (PIOs) residing outside India.

As per the Ministry of External Affairs report, as of the end of January 2021, there were more than 11.33 lakh Indian students studying in as many as 99 countries. Of these, most of them were in Canada and the US, followed by the Gulf countries, Australia, and the UK, while there were 23,000 in China. Germany, Ukraine, Russia, and France have more than 10,000 students.

Asian countries account for nearly 5.25 lakh of Indian students. More than 40% ( 4.5 lakh) of Indian students study in North America.  Australia & Newzealand account for 1.25 Lakh students.  Though Indian students are in 32 different countries in Europe, they only make up  1.5 lakh Indian students studying abroad on continents

Out of the 99 countries, 30countries have less than 100 Indian students each while 33 other countries have between 100 and 1000 students. Only 15 countries have more than 10000 students each while 15 other countries have between 10000 and above students. 

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Source: MEA data table in Rajya Sabha