Chinese students studying abroad have become younger in age structure, according to a report released by www.eol.cn last Saturday.
根据中国教育在线上周六发布的一份报告显示,我国留学生的年龄结构呈低龄化发展趋势。
Graduate students plunged to 42 percent of total Chinese students studying in the US last year, compared with about 80 percent 10 years ago, said the report.
报告称,中国赴美留学生中,研究生占比从10年前的近80%跌至去年的42%。
Meanwhile, the number of Chinese students studying at US elementary and secondary schools maintained double-digit growth, accounting for 52 percent of international fellow students in the US, the report said.
同时,在美国中小学就读的中国学生数量继续保持两位数增长,占在美就读的国际中小学学生的52%。
The report said the number of Chinese students for overseas study has increased steadily.
该报告指出,我国留学生数量稳步增长。
In 2015, over 520,000 students studied abroad, and the number is expected to keep growing in 2016.
2015年赴海外留学的中国学生突破52万人,2016年将继续攀高。
The US is the main destination for Chinese students studying in other countries, hitting 323,000 so far in 2016, according to the report.
报告称,美国是中国学生的主要留学目的国,截至目前,2016年中国赴美留学生达到32.3万人。