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International Students: Taiwan

Open data from the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Labor: how many international students study and work part-time here, and how many stay to work after graduating. Every number links to its source.

Compiled on 2026-10-17
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Latest figures: Taiwan

01 Degree students enrolled90,111people

Academic year 2025, all of Taiwan

Source: 教育部統計處
02 Valid part-time work permits79,666people

End of 2025, all of Taiwan

Source: 勞動部勞動統計查詢網
03 Graduates working in Taiwan21,765people

Valid employment permits at the end of 2025, all of Taiwan

Source: 勞動部勞動統計查詢網
04 Graduates per year13,241people

Graduates listed in academic year 2025 data (graduated the previous year)

Source: 教育部統計處

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Trends over time

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  • Foreign students
  • Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)
020,00040,00060,00080,000100,0002017：46,454 Foreign students：21,164 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：25,29046,45420172018：52,964 Foreign students：28,389 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：24,57552,96420182019：55,177 Foreign students：31,811 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：23,36655,17720192020：56,355 Foreign students：32,040 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：24,31556,35520202021：61,090 Foreign students：34,535 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：26,55561,09020212022：63,796 Foreign students：35,512 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：28,28463,79620222023：65,171 Foreign students：37,062 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：28,10965,17120232024：77,245 Foreign students：48,654 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：28,59177,24520242025：90,111 Foreign students：60,289 Overseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)：29,82290,1112025

Ministry of Education degree students: foreign students plus overseas Chinese students (incl. Hong Kong and Macau). Excludes students from mainland China and language-center students. Counted on October 15 of each academic year.

Source: 教育部統計處
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Enrollment (Taiwan), AY 2017 to AY 2025
YearForeign studentsOverseas Chinese (incl. HK and Macau)Total
AY 201721,16425,29046,454
AY 201828,38924,57552,964
AY 201931,81123,36655,177
AY 202032,04024,31556,355
AY 202134,53526,55561,090
AY 202235,51228,28463,796
AY 202337,06228,10965,171
AY 202448,65428,59177,245
AY 202560,28929,82290,111

Enrollment by county

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  1. 1. Taipei City19,748 21.9%
  2. 2. New Taipei City14,201 15.8%
  3. 3. Taoyuan City10,595 11.8%
  4. 4. Taichung City10,260 11.4%
  5. 5. Kaohsiung City8,168 9.1%
  6. 6. Tainan City7,001 7.8%
  7. 7. Hsinchu City5,245 5.8%
  8. 8. Hsinchu County3,634 4%
  9. 9. Keelung City1,737 1.9%
  10. 10. Chiayi County1,614 1.8%
  11. 11. Changhua County1,571 1.7%
  12. 12. Nantou County1,429 1.6%
  13. 13. Hualien County1,388 1.5%
  14. 14. Miaoli County1,264 1.4%
  15. 15. Pingtung County873 1%
  16. 16. Yunlin County572 0.6%
  17. 17. Yilan County272 0.3%
  18. 18. Chiayi City260 0.3%
  19. 19. Kinmen County230 0.3%
  20. 20. Taitung County45 0%
  21. 21. Penghu County4 0%
Source: 教育部統計處

Sources and notes

Every number comes from government open data. Follow the links to see the original pages.

How the data is compiled

  • Enrollment is grouped by the county of each school (using the Ministry of Education university directory). Branch campuses count toward the main campus.
  • Part-time permits are counted by the county of the student's school; post-graduation work by work location. The groups differ, so the numbers should not be subtracted from each other.
  • Ministry of Education data is downloaded automatically; Ministry of Labor data is updated by hand once a year.

Compiled by WPORT. Official figures from each agency take precedence.