Student visas issued
International student visas granted to study at UK higher education institutions.
429.3k visas
+2.5% vs 2024
As of 2025
Historical trend
Trend summary
Student visas issued was 429.3k in 2025, up from 418.9k in 2024.
Trend
- Over the available record (2014–2025), it has ranged from 250.1k in 2020 to 623.7k in 2022.
- The latest reading is above the record average of 392.6k.
Context
- Home Office student visa statistics cover visas for courses at degree level or above at licensed sponsors; they exclude short-term study visas.
- Dependant visas associated with student main applicants are published separately by the Home Office.
Generated from the published series — describes direction, magnitude and range only, with no editorial judgement or forecasts.
About this indicator
- Source
- Home Office
- Update frequency
- Annual
- Last updated
- 10 August 2026
- Next update
- 10 August 2027
- Licence
- OGL v3
- Direction
- ↑ Rising
Statistics
- Latest
- 429.3k visas
- Period high
- 429.3k visas
- Period low
- 418.9k visas
- Period average
- 424.1k visas