Turkmenistan has taken second place in terms of the number of students studying at Russian universities: currently, 57,060 citizens of the country are studying in Russia. This was reported by the news website Turkmenportal.
Kazakhstan remains the leader (60,818 students), while China is in third place (56,766). They are followed by Uzbekistan, India, Tajikistan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, and Iran.
The total number of international students in Russia has increased to 402,000 people from 179 countries, rising by about 7,000 over the year. Including all forms of education, the figure may reach 425,000. The agency also forecasts a further 28% increase over the next five years.