Unlike the global average, Indians studying in developed countries are more likely to stay and work there, according to an Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development report (OECD). The OECD is an organisation made up of 38 economically developed countries that attract a large number of international migrants.

The OECD’s “International Migration Outlook 2022” outlined trends in international migration flows and policies through 2021, with a focus on students studying in OECD countries of origin and destination. The majority of international students in OECD nations are from China (22%), followed by India (9%). According to the survey, this is because these two nations are home to approximately a third of the world’s population between the ages of 20 and 29.

According to the report, Chinese and Indian students act “remarkably differently” when it comes to extending their study visas or obtaining employment allows in order to remain in their host countries. Indian students are the most likely to have their visas renewed and to still be in control of a work grant five years after coming in the nation.

A differentiation of the keeping rates of Indian and Chinese students who obtained their education permit in 2015 discloses that Indians have significantly higher keeping rates than Chinese students in nearly every OECD country, including Canada, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Japan. The change from student visas to work allows to stick to a similar pattern, with Indians transformation faster than Chinese.