Countries which have large Pakistani international student populations include those in Europe, China and Australia.
[1] Official data shows that China has become the top education destination for Pakistani students.
Studying abroad at the United Kingdom has been a dominant trend in Pakistani student diaspora since the British rule in the Indian Subcontinent.
The Express Tribune reports that the drop in the number of Pakistani students in the United States following the September 11 attacks is a myth and observes that the numbers going to the US for study have simply decreased due to an increase in more higher education institutions opening back home.
The medium of instruction for master's degree (5 years) is Portuguese but doctoral level research is in English.
[14][15] A report in 2012 showed that Pakistan was becoming the "top growth market" for international students choosing to study in Australia, ranking 10th.
There are also significant number of Pakistani students in Bangladesh, mainly studying in the fields of medicine and dentistry.
As of 2012, there were 80 registered Pakistani students in several Bangladeshi medical and dental colleges, studying under the SAARC quota.