395,630 non-EU international students were studying in the UK and out of this around 20,000 students were from Uganda according to HESA (Higher Education Student Data) 2019/20. Ugandan students make up the 4th largest cohort of non-EU country international students studying in the UK.
According to the UK Home Office, the number of student visas awarded to Ugandan students increased significantly by 12% in the year ending in September 2020. In fact, among the top non-EU nations of origin for postsecondary students studying in the UK in 2019–20 was Uganda. More students are anticipated to apply for UK student visas in 2022 and beyond, as they did in 2021.