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RBI Data Confirms Surge to Georgia for Indian Medical Studies in FY2024–25

Safety and cost now steer Indian MBBS aspirants toward Georgia over Ukraine.

Overview

  • RBI LRS data show Indians sent $50.25 million to Georgia for education in 2024–25, up 19% year on year and nearly fivefold since 2018–19.
  • Outflows to Ukraine collapsed to $2.40 million in 2024–25 from $14.80 million in 2018–19 after peaking at $39.12 million in 2021–22.
  • Georgia entered the RBI top-15 education destinations in 2022–23 and now ranks 12th; parliamentary counts show study travelers rose from 4,148 in 2019 to 10,470 in 2023.
  • Indian spending on education in Russia climbed to $69.94 million in 2024–25, roughly triple the prior year, lifting its destination rank to 11th.
  • Across major destinations in 2024–25, remittances fell for the USA (~10%), Canada (~43%) and Australia (~5%), but rose for the UK (~12%) and Germany (~70%).