2009
| INTENSIVE ENGLISH PROGRAMS TOTAL STUDENTS AND STUDENT-WEEKS BY LEADING PLACES OF ORIGIN, 2009 |
| Rank |
Place of Origin |
2009 Total Students |
2009 Student-Weeks |
| |
WORLD TOTAL |
51,282 |
731,867 |
| |
|
|
|
| 1 |
South Korea |
8,178 |
102,997 |
| 2 |
Saudi Arabia |
7,404 |
152,186 |
| 3 |
China |
6,238 |
104,356 |
| 4 |
Japan |
4,953 |
56,283 |
| 5 |
Taiwan |
3,515 |
51,489 |
| 6 |
Brazil |
2,623 |
21,417 |
| 7 |
Turkey |
1,561 |
21,976 |
| 8 |
Vietnam |
1,295 |
20,545 |
| 9 |
Switzerland |
1,064 |
10,499 |
| 10 |
Libya |
1,024 |
20,599 |
| 11 |
Thailand |
804 |
11,451 |
| 12 |
Colombia |
753 |
9,240 |
| 13 |
Germany |
750 |
11,514 |
| 14 |
Italy |
709 |
5,425 |
| 15 |
Venezuela |
694 |
9,703 |
| 16 |
France |
648 |
5,002 |
| 17 |
Spain |
594 |
5,286 |
| 18 |
United Arab Emirates |
547 |
8,400 |
| 19 |
Mexico |
533 |
6,882 |
| 20 |
Kuwait |
447 |
8,000 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2010). "Leading Places of Origin of Intensive English Program Students, 2008/09." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors