Here are the highlights:

• A new global survey finds that younger students, those between 13 and 18-years-old, are mainly motivated to study abroad by an interest in cultural exploration
• These students are strongly led in their study abroad planning by their interest in a given country destination
• This is tempered by concerns about safety and security as well as social adaptation

The following chart shows a broad segmentation of all AFS survey respondents, and illustrates the emphasis that 13-to-18-year-olds place on cultural exploration.

Broad segmentation of survey respondents by financial means and underlying motivations and goals for study abroad. Source: AFS

Respondents were also segmented across the four groups by country of origin and we see that distribution mapped in a second chart below.

Segmentation of survey respondents by country of origin. Source: AFS

Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2017/02/cultural-experience-big-driver-study-abroad-generation-z/