2010/11 - 2011/12
| TOP 25 PLACES OF ORIGIN OF INTERNATIONAL SCHOLARS, 2010/11 & 2011/12 |
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Place of Origin |
2010/11 |
2011/12 |
% of Total |
% Change |
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WORLD TOTAL |
115,313 |
116,917 |
100.0 |
1.4 |
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| 1 |
China |
30,093 |
32,120 |
27.5 |
6.7 |
| 2 |
India |
11,930 |
11,467 |
9.8 |
-3.9 |
| 3 |
South Korea |
9,257 |
8,769 |
7.5 |
-5.3 |
| 4 |
Germany |
5,588 |
5,477 |
4.7 |
-2.0 |
| 5 |
Japan |
4,968 |
4,783 |
4.1 |
-3.7 |
| 6 |
Canada |
4,745 |
4,493 |
3.8 |
-5.3 |
| 7 |
France |
4,223 |
4,287 |
3.7 |
1.5 |
| 8 |
Italy |
3,636 |
3,792 |
3.2 |
4.3 |
| 9 |
Spain |
2,831 |
2,863 |
2.4 |
1.1 |
| 10 |
United Kingdom |
2,772 |
2,741 |
2.3 |
-1.1 |
| 11 |
Brazil |
2,194 |
2,627 |
2.2 |
19.7 |
| 12 |
Turkey |
2,106 |
2,323 |
2.0 |
10.3 |
| 13 |
Taiwan |
2,117 |
2,129 |
1.8 |
0.6 |
| 14 |
Israel |
1,639 |
1,702 |
1.5 |
3.8 |
| 15 |
Mexico |
1,348 |
1,390 |
1.2 |
3.1 |
| 16 |
Russia |
1,307 |
1,262 |
1.1 |
-3.4 |
| 17 |
Netherlands |
1,184 |
1,140 |
1.0 |
-3.7 |
| 18 |
Iran |
743 |
1,056 |
0.9 |
42.1 |
| 19 |
Australia |
1,042 |
1,002 |
0.9 |
-3.8 |
| 20 |
Poland |
799 |
817 |
0.7 |
2.3 |
| 21 |
Greece |
781 |
801 |
0.7 |
2.6 |
| 22 |
Switzerland |
744 |
799 |
0.7 |
7.4 |
| 23 |
Thailand |
748 |
777 |
0.7 |
3.9 |
| 24 |
Colombia |
722 |
732 |
0.6 |
1.4 |
| 25 |
Argentina |
708 |
712 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2012). "Top 25 Places of Origin of International Scholars, 2010/11-2011/12." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors