The number of Indian students studying abroad has fallen by 15 percent in 2024 compared to 2023, according to the numbers shared by education ministry. Canada, once a favourite destination for higher education, registered a significant 41 per cent decline in the number of students from India in 2024, according to the reply in the Parliament, where the second leg of the Budget session began on Monday. Also Read | DMK vs Centre as language row shakes up Parliament: Is NEP pushing Hindi? Indians pursuing studies in Russia increased in 2024 by 34 per cent compared to 2023, the education ministry said, The Print reported. According to a reply by the education minister in Parliament, as many as 7,503,65 students were studying abroad in 2022. This number went up to 8,92,989 in 2023 but came down to 7,59,064 in 2024, registering a decrease of 1,33,920 students. The questions were asked by ET Mohammed Basheer, an MP representing the Indian Union Muslim League (IUML). Basheer, the MP from Malappuram, Kerala, has asked five questions to the …