2009/10 - 2010/11
| TOP 25 PLACES OF ORIGIN OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS, 2009/10 - 2010/11 |
| Rank |
Place of Origin |
2009/10 |
2010/11 |
2010/11 % of Total |
% Change |
| |
WORLD TOTAL |
690,923 |
723,277 |
100.0 |
4.7 |
| 1 |
China |
127,822 |
157,558 |
21.8 |
23.3 |
| 2 |
India |
104,897 |
103,895 |
14.4 |
-1.0 |
| 3 |
South Korea |
72,153 |
73,351 |
10.1 |
1.7 |
| 4 |
Canada |
28,145 |
27,546 |
3.8 |
-2.1 |
| 5 |
Taiwan |
26,685 |
24,818 |
3.4 |
-7.0 |
| 6 |
Saudi Arabia |
15,810 |
22,704 |
3.1 |
43.6 |
| 7 |
Japan |
24,842 |
21,290 |
2.9 |
-14.3 |
| 8 |
Vietnam |
13,112 |
14,888 |
2.1 |
13.5 |
| 9 |
Mexico |
13,256 |
13,713 |
1.9 |
2.0 |
| 10 |
Turkey |
12,397 |
12,184 |
1.7 |
-1.7 |
| 11 |
Nepal |
11,233 |
10,301 |
1.4 |
-8.3 |
| 12 |
Germany |
9,548 |
9,458 |
1.3 |
-0.9 |
| 13 |
United Kingdom |
8,861 |
8,947 |
1.2 |
1.0 |
| 14 |
Brazil |
8,786 |
8,777 |
1.2 |
-0.1 |
| 15 |
Thailand |
8,531 |
8,236 |
1.1 |
-3.5 |
| 16 |
Hong Kong |
8,034 |
8,136 |
1.1 |
1.3 |
| 17 |
France |
7,716 |
8,098 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
| 18 |
Nigeria |
6,568 |
7,148 |
1.0 |
8.8 |
| 19 |
Indonesia |
6,943 |
6,942 |
1.0 |
0.0 |
| 20 |
Malaysia |
6,190 |
6,735 |
0.9 |
8.8 |
| 21 |
Colombia |
6,920 |
6,456 |
0.9 |
-6.7 |
| 22 |
Iran |
4,731 |
5,626 |
0.8 |
18.9 |
| 23 |
Venezuela |
4,958 |
5,491 |
0.8 |
10.8 |
| 24 |
Pakistan |
5,222 |
5,045 |
0.7 |
-3.4 |
| 25 |
Russia |
4,827 |
4,692 |
0.6 |
-2.8 |
Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2011). "Top 25 Places of Origin of International Students, 2009/10-2010/11." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors