Chinese students abroad getting younger

Chinese students are heading overseas at younger ages than previously, with the number studying at United States high schools reaching 23,795 last year, 365 times greater than in 2007, a report by the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences said.

Students receiving primary and high school education in foreign countries now accounts for a fifth of the total Chinese overseas pupils.

The United States, Australia, Japan and Great Britain are the top destinations for Chinese students, the report said.