2006/07 - 2007/08
| Rank |
Place of Origin |
2006/07 |
2007/08 |
2007/08 % of Total |
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD TOTAL |
98,239 |
106,123 |
- |
8.0 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
China |
20,149 |
23,779 |
22.4 |
18.0 |
| 2 |
India |
9,138 |
9,959 |
9.4 |
9.0 |
| 3 |
South Korea |
9,291 |
9,888 |
9.3 |
6.4 |
| 4 |
Japan |
5,557 |
5,692 |
5.4 |
2.4 |
| 5 |
Germany |
5,039 |
5,269 |
5.0 |
4.6 |
| 6 |
Canada |
4,398 |
4,758 |
4.5 |
8.2 |
| 7 |
France |
3,588 |
3,802 |
3.6 |
6.0 |
| 8 |
Italy |
3,148 |
3,273 |
3.1 |
4.0 |
| 9 |
United Kingdom |
2,877 |
2,823 |
2.7 |
-1.9 |
| 10 |
Spain |
2,193 |
2,320 |
2.2 |
5.8 |
| 11 |
Taiwan |
1,813 |
2,185 |
2.1 |
20.5 |
| 12 |
Brazil |
1,862 |
2,071 |
2.0 |
11.2 |
| 13 |
Russia |
2,102 |
1,945 |
1.8 |
-7.5 |
| 14 |
Israel |
1,591 |
1,698 |
1.6 |
6.7 |
| 15 |
Turkey |
1,362 |
1,539 |
1.5 |
13.0 |
| 16 |
Mexico |
1,218 |
1,396 |
1.3 |
14.6 |
| 17 |
Australia |
1,175 |
1,163 |
1.1 |
-1.1 |
| 18 |
Netherlands |
959 |
1,018 |
1.0 |
6.2 |
| 19 |
Poland |
877 |
840 |
0.8 |
-4.2 |
| 20 |
Argentina |
834 |
781 |
0.7 |
-6.3 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2008). "Leading Places of Origin of International Scholars, 2006/07-2007/08." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors