Based on the latest information, Chinese and Indians accounted for 47% of all active foreign countries students in the United States in 2020. SEVP (Student & Exchange Visitor Programme), ICE (the part of the United States Immigration & Customs Enforcement) noted 1.25 million active records in SEVIS for M-1 F-1 students during the calendar year 2020. It decreased by 17.86% compared to 2019. An F-1 visa can be issued for international students attending academic programs or English language programs at the University College or University. M-1 Visa can be issued for international students attending technical schools and vocational schools.

72% Decrement:

In 2020, international student enrollment has been decreased by 72% for the United States Schools. According to the report, these new students have enrolled in a program study at the United States Schools during the previous calendar year. We saw a 91% decrement in F-1 international student enrollment in August 2020 and a 72% decrement in M-1 international student enrollment in the United States Schools.

Based on SEVIS Data (is a web-based system maintaining information on international nonimmigrant students and exchange visitors in the United States). There are 207,460 Indian students and 382,561 Chinese students, followed by 35,508 Canadian, 68,217 South Korea, 38,039 Saudi Arabia, and 34,892 Brazilians.

Based on SAVIS data, 47% of all active SEVIS records hailed from India and China. It has decreased by 48%, compared to 2019.

The report said that the overall number of M-1 and F-1 student records arrive from Asia has decreased by 14,36,97, compared to 2019. But the students from India and China had made Asia the most popular continent of origin. Still, China sent a few students in 2020, compared to 2019, and India as sent also decreased this number. The overall decrement was 74%.

The Top 10 Countries Of Citizenship In 2020:

From the top 10 countries of citizenship, an average of 56% male and 44% of female have enrolled in 2020. SAVIS said that the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic impacted international student enrollment in the United States in 2020. In 2020, a total of 1,251,569 students for both M-1 and F-1 were active 2020. It still has a decreased number compared to 2019.

Students At Kindergarten:

The total number of students enrolling at the kindergarten through grade 12 (K[1]12) schools has also decreased by 24.6%. Also, there is a 72% decrement in international student enrolment, if you compare it with the year 2019. These students have not attended the program of study at a US school during the previous calendar year. It was a dramatic decrease in New International Enrollment for both the months of August and September. But in past years, these two months were the largest provider of numbers of new international student enrolment in the United States Schools.

In short, the number of students enrolling in schools of the United States has decreased. It happened because of the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and it is still impacting the enrollment, said the report.