2002/03 - 2003/04
| Place of Origin |
2002/03 |
2003/04 |
% Change |
|
|
|
|
| AFRICA |
40,193 |
38,150 |
-5.1 |
| Africa, Unspecified |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
| East Africa |
15,996 |
14,831 |
-7.3 |
| Burundi |
66 |
80 |
21.2 |
| Comoros |
31 |
22 |
-29.0 |
| Djibouti |
5 |
2 |
-60.0 |
| Eritrea |
141 |
127 |
-9.9 |
| Ethiopia |
1,119 |
1,060 |
-5.3 |
| Kenya |
7,862 |
7,381 |
-6.1 |
| Madagascar |
119 |
109 |
-8.4 |
| Malawi |
391 |
399 |
2.0 |
| Mauritius |
228 |
209 |
-8.3 |
| Mozambique |
108 |
93 |
-13.9 |
| Reunion |
4 |
2 |
-50.0 |
| Rwanda |
149 |
275 |
84.6 |
| Seychelles |
19 |
10 |
-47.4 |
| Somalia |
87 |
37 |
-57.5 |
| Tanzania |
1,822 |
1,471 |
-19.3 |
| Uganda |
776 |
696 |
-10.3 |
| Zambia |
882 |
859 |
-2.6 |
| Zimbabwe |
2,186 |
1,999 |
-8.6 |
| East Africa, Unspecified |
1 |
0 |
-100.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Central Africa |
2,371 |
2,331 |
-1.7 |
| Angola |
432 |
442 |
2.3 |
| Cameroon |
1,171 |
1,216 |
3.8 |
| Central African Republic |
23 |
40 |
73.9 |
| Chad |
90 |
95 |
5.6 |
| Congo |
3 |
9 |
200.0 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
94 |
79 |
-16.0 |
| Gabon |
125 |
105 |
-16.0 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe |
4 |
5 |
25.0 |
| Zaire/Congo |
429 |
340 |
-20.7 |
|
|
|
|
| North Africa |
5,218 |
4,487 |
-14.0 |
| Algeria |
177 |
148 |
-16.4 |
| Egypt |
2,155 |
1,822 |
-15.5 |
| Libya |
33 |
39 |
18.2 |
| Morocco |
2,034 |
1,835 |
-9.8 |
| Sudan |
431 |
279 |
-35.3 |
| Tunisia |
381 |
341 |
-10.5 |
| Western Sahara |
4 |
23 |
475.0 |
| North Africa, Unspecified |
3 |
0 |
-100.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Southern Africa |
3,017 |
2,679 |
-11.2 |
| Botswana |
688 |
488 |
-29.1 |
| Lesotho |
38 |
39 |
2.6 |
| Namibia |
111 |
95 |
-14.4 |
| South Africa |
2,095 |
1,971 |
-5.9 |
| Swaziland |
84 |
86 |
2.4 |
| Southern Africa, Unspecified |
1 |
0 |
-100.0 |
|
|
|
|
| West Africa |
13,590 |
13,821 |
1.7 |
| Benin |
171 |
168 |
-1.8 |
| Burkina Faso |
162 |
191 |
17.9 |
| Cape Verde |
79 |
52 |
-34.2 |
| Côte d’Ivoire |
675 |
636 |
-5.8 |
| Gambia |
464 |
523 |
12.7 |
| Ghana |
3,032 |
3,288 |
8.4 |
| Guinea |
249 |
250 |
0.4 |
| Guinea-Bissau |
13 |
16 |
23.1 |
| Liberia |
531 |
411 |
-22.6 |
| Mali |
507 |
378 |
-25.4 |
| Mauritania |
87 |
68 |
-21.8 |
| Niger |
177 |
169 |
-4.5 |
| Nigeria |
5,816 |
6,140 |
5.6 |
| Senegal |
774 |
805 |
4.0 |
| Sierra Leone |
340 |
306 |
-10.0 |
| St. Helena |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Togo |
498 |
413 |
-17.1 |
| West Africa, Unspecified |
15 |
6 |
-60.0 |
|
|
|
|
| ASIA |
332,298 |
324,006 |
-2.5 |
|
|
|
|
| East Asia |
199,666 |
189,874 |
-4.9 |
| China |
64,757 |
61,765 |
-4.6 |
| Hong Kong |
8,076 |
7,353 |
-9.0 |
| Japan |
45,960 |
40,835 |
-11.2 |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep. |
213 |
174 |
-18.3 |
| Korea, Republic of |
51,519 |
52,484 |
1.9 |
| Macao |
385 |
374 |
-2.9 |
| Mongolia |
739 |
711 |
-3.8 |
| Taiwan |
28,017 |
26,178 |
-6.6 |
| East Asia, Unspecified |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
|
|
|
| South/Central Asia |
93,767 |
98,138 |
4.7 |
| Afghanistan |
102 |
109 |
6.9 |
| Bangladesh |
3,596 |
3,198 |
-11.1 |
| Bhutan |
68 |
63 |
-7.4 |
| India |
74,603 |
79,736 |
6.9 |
| Kazakhstan |
556 |
538 |
-3.2 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
217 |
179 |
-17.5 |
| Nepal |
3,729 |
4,384 |
17.6 |
| Pakistan |
8,123 |
7,325 |
-9.8 |
| Republic of Maldives |
23 |
15 |
-34.8 |
| Sri Lanka |
2,094 |
1,964 |
-6.2 |
| Tajikistan |
167 |
117 |
-29.9 |
| Turkmenistan |
102 |
98 |
-3.9 |
| Uzbekistan |
386 |
412 |
6.7 |
| South Asia, Unspecified |
1 |
0 |
-100.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Southeast Asia |
38,865 |
35,994 |
-7.4 |
| Brunei |
17 |
13 |
-23.5 |
| Cambodia |
329 |
330 |
0.3 |
| East Timor |
4 |
8 |
100.0 |
| Indonesia |
10,432 |
8,880 |
-14.9 |
| Laos |
108 |
65 |
-39.8 |
| Malaysia |
6,595 |
6,483 |
-1.7 |
| Myanmar |
870 |
691 |
-20.6 |
| Philippines |
3,576 |
3,467 |
-3.0 |
| Singapore |
4,189 |
3,955 |
-5.6 |
| Thailand |
9,982 |
8,937 |
-10.5 |
| Vietnam |
2,722 |
3,165 |
16.3 |
| Southeast Asia, Unspecified |
41 |
0 |
-100.0 |
|
|
|
|
| MIDDLE EAST |
34,803 |
31,852 |
-8.5 |
| Bahrain |
451 |
444 |
-1.6 |
| Cyprus |
1,834 |
1,562 |
-14.8 |
| Iran |
2,258 |
2,321 |
2.8 |
| Iraq |
127 |
120 |
-5.5 |
| Israel |
3,521 |
3,474 |
-1.3 |
| Jordan |
2,173 |
1,853 |
-14.7 |
| Kuwait |
2,212 |
1,846 |
-16.5 |
| Lebanon |
2,364 |
2,179 |
-7.8 |
| Oman |
540 |
445 |
-17.6 |
| Palestinian Authority |
287 |
247 |
-13.9 |
| Qatar |
441 |
354 |
-19.7 |
| Saudi Arabia |
4,175 |
3,521 |
-15.7 |
| Syria |
642 |
556 |
-13.4 |
| Turkey |
11,601 |
11,398 |
-1.7 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1,792 |
1,248 |
-30.4 |
| Yemen |
375 |
284 |
-24.3 |
| Middle East, Unspecified |
10 |
0 |
-100.0 |
|
|
|
|
| EUROPE |
78,001 |
74,134 |
-5.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Eastern Europe |
29,167 |
27,710 |
-5.0 |
| Albania |
1,106 |
916 |
-17.2 |
| Armenia |
390 |
412 |
5.6 |
| Azerbaijan |
277 |
238 |
-14.1 |
| Belarus |
417 |
422 |
1.2 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina |
528 |
433 |
-18.0 |
| Bulgaria |
3,725 |
3,734 |
0.2 |
| Croatia |
735 |
660 |
-10.2 |
| Czech Republic |
1,180 |
1,052 |
-10.8 |
| Czechoslovakia, Former |
0 |
7 |
- |
| Estonia |
298 |
271 |
-9.1 |
| Georgia |
377 |
373 |
-1.1 |
| Hungary |
1,200 |
997 |
-16.9 |
| Latvia |
447 |
424 |
-5.1 |
| Lithuania |
647 |
691 |
6.8 |
| Macedonia |
305 |
349 |
14.4 |
| Moldova |
268 |
266 |
-0.7 |
| Poland |
2,744 |
2,913 |
6.2 |
| Romania |
3,407 |
3,320 |
-2.6 |
| Russia |
6,238 |
5,532 |
-11.3 |
| Slovakia |
610 |
585 |
-4.1 |
| Slovenia |
238 |
209 |
-12.2 |
| Ukraine |
2,070 |
2,004 |
-3.2 |
| U.S.S.R., Former |
0 |
50 |
- |
| Yugoslavia, Former |
1,959 |
1,851 |
-5.5 |
| Eastern Europe, Unspecified |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Western Europe |
48,834 |
46,424 |
-4.9 |
| Andorra |
11 |
9 |
-18.2 |
| Austria |
1,060 |
899 |
-15.2 |
| Belgium |
847 |
823 |
-2.8 |
| Denmark |
901 |
859 |
-4.7 |
| Finland |
739 |
619 |
-16.2 |
| France |
7,223 |
6,818 |
-5.6 |
| Germany |
9,302 |
8,745 |
-6.0 |
| Gibraltar |
3 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| Greece |
2,341 |
2,126 |
-9.2 |
| Iceland |
537 |
488 |
-9.1 |
| Ireland |
1,055 |
1,020 |
-3.3 |
| Italy |
3,287 |
3,308 |
0.6 |
| Liechtenstein |
9 |
6 |
-33.3 |
| Luxembourg |
73 |
50 |
-31.5 |
| Malta |
38 |
30 |
-21.1 |
| Monaco |
13 |
8 |
-38.5 |
| Netherlands |
1,672 |
1,505 |
-10.0 |
| Norway |
1,568 |
1,471 |
-6.2 |
| Portugal |
881 |
880 |
-0.1 |
| San Marino |
4 |
2 |
-50.0 |
| Spain |
3,633 |
3,631 |
-0.1 |
| Sweden |
3,709 |
3,116 |
-16.0 |
| Switzerland |
1,562 |
1,561 |
-0.1 |
| United Kingdom |
8,326 |
8,439 |
1.4 |
| Vatican City |
6 |
11 |
83.3 |
| Western Europe, Unspecified |
34 |
0 |
-100.0 |
|
|
|
|
| LATIN AMERICA |
68,950 |
69,658 |
1.0 |
|
|
|
|
| Caribbean |
14,895 |
15,606 |
4.8 |
| Anguilla |
46 |
62 |
34.8 |
| Antigua |
215 |
240 |
11.6 |
| Aruba |
55 |
60 |
9.1 |
| Bahamas |
2,012 |
2,030 |
0.9 |
| Barbados |
590 |
569 |
-3.6 |
| British Virgin Islands |
113 |
145 |
28.3 |
| Cayman Islands |
203 |
191 |
-5.9 |
| Cuba |
141 |
132 |
-6.4 |
| Dominica |
288 |
232 |
-19.4 |
| Dominican Republic |
983 |
998 |
1.5 |
| Grenada |
317 |
229 |
-27.8 |
| Guadeloupe |
8 |
5 |
-37.5 |
| Haiti |
910 |
1,074 |
18.0 |
| Jamaica |
4,723 |
4,994 |
5.7 |
| Martinique |
6 |
9 |
50.0 |
| Montserrat |
13 |
6 |
-53.8 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
330 |
225 |
-31.8 |
| St. Kitts-Nevis |
172 |
167 |
-2.9 |
| St. Lucia |
331 |
299 |
-9.7 |
| St. Vincent |
172 |
183 |
6.4 |
| Trinidad & Tobago |
3,127 |
3,638 |
16.3 |
| Turks & Caicos Islands |
54 |
78 |
44.4 |
| Windward Islands |
1 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| Caribbean, Unspecified |
85 |
40 |
-52.9 |
|
|
|
|
| Central America/Mexico |
18,856 |
19,264 |
2.2 |
| Belize |
489 |
501 |
2.5 |
| Costa Rica |
951 |
907 |
-4.6 |
| El Salvador |
971 |
976 |
0.5 |
| Guatemala |
1,045 |
1,030 |
-1.4 |
| Honduras |
985 |
1,089 |
10.6 |
| Mexico |
12,801 |
13,329 |
4.1 |
| Nicaragua |
480 |
473 |
-1.5 |
| Panama |
1,134 |
958 |
-15.5 |
| Central America/Mexico, Unspec. |
0 |
1 |
- |
|
|
|
|
| South America |
35,199 |
34,788 |
-1.2 |
| Argentina |
3,644 |
3,644 |
0.0 |
| Bolivia |
1,051 |
1,004 |
-4.5 |
| Brazil |
8,388 |
7,799 |
-7.0 |
| Chile |
1,723 |
1,612 |
-6.4 |
| Colombia |
7,771 |
7,533 |
-3.1 |
| Ecuador |
2,398 |
2,345 |
-2.2 |
| Falkland Islands |
0 |
0 |
- |
| French Guiana |
4 |
1 |
-75.0 |
| Guyana |
503 |
503 |
0.0 |
| Paraguay |
418 |
343 |
-17.9 |
| Peru |
3,376 |
3,771 |
11.7 |
| Suriname |
97 |
126 |
29.9 |
| Uruguay |
493 |
532 |
7.9 |
| Venezuela |
5,333 |
5,575 |
4.5 |
| South America, Unspecified |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
|
|
|
| NORTH AMERICA |
27,227 |
27,650 |
1.6 |
| Bermuda |
714 |
633 |
-11.3 |
| Canada |
26,513 |
27,017 |
1.9 |
|
|
|
|
| OCEANIA |
4,811 |
4,534 |
-5.8 |
| Australia |
2,777 |
2,706 |
-2.6 |
| Cook Islands |
5 |
3 |
-40.0 |
| Fed. States of Micronesia |
198 |
182 |
-8.1 |
| Fiji |
212 |
177 |
-16.5 |
| French Polynesia |
80 |
97 |
21.3 |
| Kiribati |
47 |
53 |
12.8 |
| Marshall Islands |
31 |
24 |
-22.6 |
| Nauru |
3 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| New Caledonia |
9 |
9 |
0.0 |
| New Zealand |
1,041 |
962 |
-7.6 |
| Niue |
17 |
11 |
-35.3 |
| Norfolk Island |
1 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| Palau |
57 |
45 |
-21.1 |
| Papua New Guinea |
37 |
32 |
-13.5 |
| Solomon Islands |
10 |
9 |
-10.0 |
| Tonga |
144 |
111 |
-22.9 |
| Tuvalu |
9 |
5 |
-44.4 |
| Vanuatu |
8 |
5 |
-37.5 |
| Western Samoa |
125 |
103 |
-17.6 |
| Pacific Islands, Unspecified |
0 |
0 |
- |
|
|
|
|
| STATELESS |
33 |
19 |
-42.4 |
|
|
|
|
| UNKNOWN |
- |
2,506 |
- |
|
|
|
|
| WORLD TOTAL |
586,323 |
572,509 |
-2.4 |
____________________
Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2004). "All Places of Origin of International Students, 2002/03-2003/04." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors