The 14% drop so far this year follows last year's 12% decline, plus unusual "summer melt" patterns last summer — was reduced OPT participation the culprit?
Very good stuff.
I noticed the same things. If you check China's f1 numbers 2024/8 to 2025/3, you will find it as fake as a dead body's heart beat.
total bachelor doctor high school master
2022/1
2022/2
2022/3
2022/4
2022/5 257385 96577 53455 0 87215
2022/6
2022/7
2022/8
2022/9 251680 86102 55433 0 93759
2022/10
2022/11 265980 95339 54068 0 97149
2022/12
2023/1 262992 93978 53538 0 96562
2023/2 266109 94662 53559 0 97866
2023/3 257998 91979 52900 0 93267
2023/4 254834 90515 52495 0 91950
2023/5 246094 84542 52282 0 90567
2023/6 238134 79732 52135 0 90071
2023/7 230570 75058 51682 0 86331
2023/8 249275 77583 55748 0 96716
2023/9 254234 79138 56167 0 99139
2023/10 265076 85158 55610 0 103034
2023/11 263962 85597 55119 0 102148
2023/12 261753 85181 54727 0 101217
2024/1 260740 84441 54540 0 101269
2024/2 262156 84577 54496 0 101365
2024/3 255146 82492 54055 0 97151
2024/4 252431 81579 53722 0 95640
2024/5 246761 78927 53476 0 93338
2024/6 237065 73746 53183 2 91852
2024/7 229584 69211 52692 2 88901
2024/8 263530 93950 53329 0 97226
2024/9 263526 93940 53307 0 97251
2024/10 263525 93941 53296 0 97262
2024/11 263523 93935 53283 0 97278
2024/12 263514 93923 53274 0 97294
2025/1 263517 93919 53263 0 97312
2025/2 263514 93920 53230 0 97348
2025/3 263510 93913 53220 0 97363
Very good stuff.
I noticed the same things. If you check China's f1 numbers 2024/8 to 2025/3, you will find it as fake as a dead body's heart beat.
total bachelor doctor high school master
2022/1
2022/2
2022/3
2022/4
2022/5 257385 96577 53455 0 87215
2022/6
2022/7
2022/8
2022/9 251680 86102 55433 0 93759
2022/10
2022/11 265980 95339 54068 0 97149
2022/12
2023/1 262992 93978 53538 0 96562
2023/2 266109 94662 53559 0 97866
2023/3 257998 91979 52900 0 93267
2023/4 254834 90515 52495 0 91950
2023/5 246094 84542 52282 0 90567
2023/6 238134 79732 52135 0 90071
2023/7 230570 75058 51682 0 86331
2023/8 249275 77583 55748 0 96716
2023/9 254234 79138 56167 0 99139
2023/10 265076 85158 55610 0 103034
2023/11 263962 85597 55119 0 102148
2023/12 261753 85181 54727 0 101217
2024/1 260740 84441 54540 0 101269
2024/2 262156 84577 54496 0 101365
2024/3 255146 82492 54055 0 97151
2024/4 252431 81579 53722 0 95640
2024/5 246761 78927 53476 0 93338
2024/6 237065 73746 53183 2 91852
2024/7 229584 69211 52692 2 88901
2024/8 263530 93950 53329 0 97226
2024/9 263526 93940 53307 0 97251
2024/10 263525 93941 53296 0 97262
2024/11 263523 93935 53283 0 97278
2024/12 263514 93923 53274 0 97294
2025/1 263517 93919 53263 0 97312
2025/2 263514 93920 53230 0 97348
2025/3 263510 93913 53220 0 97363