private sector development in the mina region oecd d untapped skills realising the potential of immtcrant students information on the number of international students that is students who obtained prior education abroad is not available for all oecd countries but the available evidence suggests a strong increase over the past decade to make better use of this important source of skills several oecd countries have eased their immigration policies to allow international students to work during their studies and encourage them to remain after their studies to work box the overal i percentage of those who remain in the host country after their studies varies averaging in among international students who did not renew their student permits it is above in australia canada the czech republic france germany and the netherlands since not much is known about the career paths and mobility of this highskilled group the oecd unesco and eurostat are working together in the careers of doctorate holders project to provide statistics for this specific group