According to the same survey, the number of students studying abroad in the first year of university is 1 times that of boys, but the difference narrows to 2.2 times and 2.0 times as the grade goes up. It turned out to be 1.4: 4.He also announced that while the purpose of studying abroad for university students is to emphasize the experience of overseas culture in the first year of university, it is speculated that the second year of university will shift to "studying abroad for the future."

　Based on the results of the survey, Hiroko Shibuya, the director of the institute, said, "In general, females are more overseas-oriented than males and tend to go abroad. When I focused on it, I found that the difference in the number of students studying abroad between men and women narrows as the grade goes up. It is said that it will start. With the increase in "study abroad for the future" from around the second grade, the difference in the number of study abroad students between men and women will almost disappear in the third grade of university. "

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Source:[EF Study Abroad Research Institute] University students' "study abroad for the future" needs revealed from grade-specific data