There were 805,800 foreign
students in Italian schools in the 2014-2015 academic year, the
education ministry said Monday.
Students born in Italy of foreign parents make up 51.7% of
the total foreign student population, which in turn makes up
9.2% of the total school population.
The number of foreign students is on the rise in elementary
and secondary schools and declining in nursery and middle
schools.
Albania, Morocco and Romania are the top three countries of
origin, the ministry said.
The wealthy northern Lombardy region hosts 201,633 foreign
students or 25% of the overall total.
Of those who enroll in university, nearly 20% of foreign
students matriculate in economics and statistics, followed by
engineering at 17% and languages at 13.2%, the ministry said.
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