The Korea Herald carried a short article with some interesting statistical details about patterns in study abroad by Korean students over the past five years. A total of 251,887 students were reported to have studied overseas in 2010, up from 190,364 in 2006, according to the Education Ministry figures submitted to Rep. Ju Kwang-deok of the ruling Grand National Party. The number of Korean international students rose 4.5 percent from 2009 to 2010, despite a drop of 1,092 students in 2008 in the aftermath of the global financial crisis.
Of the total, 60.7 percent went abroad to pursue degrees, with the remaining 39.3 percent for language study.
For students studying for degrees, the U.S. and China were two most popular countries, taking up 29.8 and 25.5 percent, respectively.
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