2007/08 - 2008/09
| Rank |
Place of Origin |
2007/08 |
2008/09 |
% of Total |
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD TOTAL |
106,123 |
113,494 |
100.0 |
6.9 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
China |
23,779 |
26,645 |
23.5 |
12.1 |
| 2 |
India |
9,959 |
10,814 |
9.5 |
8.6 |
| 3 |
South Korea |
9,888 |
9,975 |
8.8 |
0.9 |
| 4 |
Japan |
5,692 |
5,635 |
5.0 |
-1.0 |
| 5 |
Germany |
5,269 |
5,300 |
4.7 |
0.6 |
| 6 |
Canada |
4,758 |
4,692 |
4.1 |
-1.4 |
| 7 |
France |
3,802 |
4,171 |
3.7 |
9.7 |
| 8 |
Italy |
3,273 |
3,548 |
3.1 |
8.4 |
| 9 |
United Kingdom |
2,823 |
2,846 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
| 10 |
Spain |
2,320 |
2,481 |
2.2 |
6.9 |
| 11 |
Brazil |
2,071 |
2,363 |
2.1 |
14.1 |
| 12 |
Taiwan |
2,185 |
2,142 |
1.9 |
-2.0 |
| 13 |
Israel |
1,698 |
1,745 |
1.5 |
2.8 |
| 14 |
Turkey |
1,539 |
1,702 |
1.5 |
10.6 |
| 15 |
Russia |
1,945 |
1,628 |
1.4 |
-16.3 |
| 16 |
Mexico |
1,396 |
1,371 |
1.2 |
-1.8 |
| 17 |
Netherlands |
1,018 |
1,181 |
1.0 |
16.0 |
| 18 |
Australia |
1,163 |
1,137 |
1.0 |
-2.2 |
| 19 |
Argentina |
781 |
991 |
0.9 |
26.9 |
| 20 |
Poland |
840 |
833 |
0.7 |
-0.8 |
| 21 |
Greece |
729 |
766 |
0.7 |
5.1 |
| 22 |
Thailand |
696 |
763 |
0.7 |
9.6 |
| 23 |
Switzerland |
715 |
749 |
0.7 |
4.8 |
| 24 |
Egypt |
759 |
717 |
0.6 |
-5.5 |
| 25 |
Sweden |
683 |
711 |
0.6 |
4.1 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2009). "Leading Places of Origin of International Scholars, 2007/08-2008/09." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors