339,700 Chinese Choose to Study Abroad in 2011

2012-02-11 00:07:13 Xinhua Web Editor: Cui Chaoqun

A total of 339,700 Chinese left to study abroad in 2011, up 19.3 percent from the previous year, statistics released by the Ministry of Education Friday show.

According to the ministry, 314,800, or about 93 percent of them, were self-supported, while the rest were sponsored by the government or their employers.

In addition, the number of returned students increased by 38.08 percent year-on-year to reach 186,200 in 2011, according to the ministry.

More than 90 percent, or 169,200 of the returnees, had been studying abroad at their own expense, said the ministry.

Statistics show that from 1978, when China introduced the reform and opening up, to the end of 2011, the number of Chinese studying abroad was more than 2 million, and that of the returned reached 818,400.

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