2008/09 - 2009/10
| HOST REGIONS AND DESTINATIONS OF U.S. STUDY ABROAD STUDENTS, 2008/09 - 2009/10 |
| Destination |
2008/09 |
2009/10 |
% Change |
| |
|
|
|
| AFRICA |
13,681 |
14,769 |
8.0 |
| |
|
|
|
| East Africa |
2,694 |
3,076 |
14.2 |
| Djibouti |
0 |
23 |
- |
| Eritrea |
1 |
3 |
200.0 |
| Ethiopia |
133 |
191 |
43.6 |
| Kenya |
881 |
1,198 |
36.0 |
| Rwanda |
203 |
126 |
-37.9 |
| Somalia |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Sudan |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Tanzania |
863 |
962 |
11.5 |
| Uganda |
611 |
571 |
-6.5 |
| |
|
|
|
| Central Africa |
167 |
103 |
-38.3 |
| Cameroon |
134 |
70 |
-47.8 |
| Central African Republic |
0 |
2 |
- |
| Chad |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Congo, Republic of |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of |
1 |
4 |
300.0 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
21 |
18 |
-14.3 |
| Gabon |
2 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| São Tomé and Príncipe |
8 |
7 |
-12.5 |
| |
|
|
|
| North Africa |
2,776 |
3,322 |
19.7 |
| Algeria |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Egypt |
1,781 |
1,923 |
8.0 |
| Morocco |
865 |
1,257 |
45.3 |
| Tunisia |
130 |
141 |
8.5 |
| |
|
|
|
| Southern Africa |
5,189 |
5,317 |
2.5 |
| Angola |
1 |
1 |
0.0 |
| Botswana |
183 |
215 |
17.5 |
| Lesotho |
89 |
27 |
-69.7 |
| Madagascar |
70 |
100 |
42.9 |
| Malawi |
139 |
126 |
-9.4 |
| Mauritius |
1 |
4 |
300.0 |
| Mozambique |
25 |
11 |
-56.0 |
| Namibia |
220 |
226 |
2.7 |
| Reunion |
8 |
1 |
-87.5 |
| South Africa |
4,160 |
4,313 |
3.7 |
| Swaziland |
81 |
51 |
-37.0 |
| Zambia |
185 |
233 |
25.9 |
| Zimbabwe |
27 |
9 |
-66.7 |
| |
|
|
|
| West Africa |
2,855 |
2,920 |
2.3 |
| Benin |
36 |
59 |
63.9 |
| Burkina Faso |
71 |
28 |
-60.6 |
| Cape Verde |
3 |
14 |
366.7 |
| Côte d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Gambia |
65 |
18 |
-72.3 |
| Ghana |
2,030 |
2,132 |
5.0 |
| Liberia |
42 |
35 |
-16.7 |
| Mali |
77 |
101 |
31.2 |
| Mauritania |
2 |
14 |
600.0 |
| Niger |
80 |
29 |
-63.8 |
| Nigeria |
42 |
35 |
-16.7 |
| Senegal |
384 |
381 |
-0.8 |
| Sierra Leone |
13 |
69 |
430.8 |
| Togo |
10 |
4 |
-60.0 |
| |
|
|
|
| ASIA |
29,737 |
32,340 |
8.8 |
| |
|
|
|
| East Asia |
23,344 |
24,318 |
4.2 |
| China |
13,674 |
13,910 |
1.7 |
| Hong Kong |
1,155 |
1,196 |
3.5 |
| Japan |
5,784 |
6,166 |
6.6 |
| Macau |
0 |
6 |
- |
| Mongolia |
72 |
53 |
-26.4 |
| South Korea |
2,062 |
2,137 |
3.6 |
| Taiwan |
597 |
850 |
42.4 |
| |
|
|
|
| South and Central Asia |
2,967 |
4,317 |
45.5 |
| Afghanistan |
0 |
22 |
- |
| Bangladesh |
84 |
132 |
57.1 |
| Bhutan |
1 |
22 |
2,100.0 |
| India |
2,690 |
3,884 |
44.4 |
| Kazakhstan |
22 |
21 |
-4.5 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
4 |
2 |
-50.0 |
| Maldives |
1 |
3 |
200.0 |
| Nepal |
123 |
145 |
17.9 |
| Pakistan |
5 |
10 |
100.0 |
| Sri Lanka |
22 |
25 |
13.6 |
| Tajikistan |
10 |
39 |
290.0 |
| Turkmenistan |
2 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| Uzbekistan |
3 |
12 |
300.0 |
| |
|
|
|
| Southeast Asia |
3,426 |
3,705 |
8.1 |
| Brunei |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Cambodia |
183 |
320 |
74.9 |
| East Timor |
0 |
4 |
- |
| Indonesia |
176 |
221 |
25.6 |
| Laos |
23 |
20 |
-13.0 |
| Malaysia |
137 |
125 |
-8.8 |
| Myanmar/Burma |
3 |
18 |
500.0 |
| Philippines |
158 |
238 |
50.6 |
| Singapore |
612 |
841 |
37.4 |
| Thailand |
1,462 |
1,231 |
-15.8 |
| Vietnam |
672 |
686 |
2.1 |
| |
|
|
|
| EUROPE |
141,955 |
144,840 |
2.0 |
| Albania |
8 |
24 |
200.0 |
| Armenia |
43 |
51 |
18.6 |
| Austria |
2,836 |
2,701 |
-4.8 |
| Azerbaijan |
22 |
27 |
22.7 |
| Belarus |
0 |
8 |
- |
| Belgium |
1,447 |
1,244 |
-14.0 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina |
37 |
54 |
45.9 |
| Bulgaria |
76 |
55 |
-27.6 |
| Croatia |
298 |
270 |
-9.4 |
| Cyprus |
171 |
174 |
1.8 |
| Czech Republic |
3,664 |
3,409 |
-7.0 |
| Denmark |
2,244 |
2,228 |
-0.7 |
| Estonia |
73 |
52 |
-28.8 |
| Finland |
335 |
211 |
-37.0 |
| France |
16,910 |
17,161 |
1.5 |
| Georgia |
5 |
28 |
460.0 |
| Germany |
8,330 |
8,551 |
2.7 |
| Gibraltar |
2 |
1 |
-50.0 |
| Greece |
3,616 |
3,700 |
2.3 |
| Hungary |
897 |
920 |
2.6 |
| Iceland |
237 |
266 |
12.2 |
| Ireland |
6,858 |
6,798 |
-0.9 |
| Italy |
27,362 |
27,940 |
2.1 |
| Kosovo |
16 |
22 |
37.5 |
| Latvia |
14 |
10 |
-28.6 |
| Liechtenstein |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Lithuania |
86 |
88 |
2.3 |
| Luxembourg |
372 |
389 |
4.6 |
| Macedonia |
34 |
35 |
2.9 |
| Malta |
95 |
105 |
10.5 |
| Moldova |
10 |
1 |
-90.0 |
| Monaco |
22 |
16 |
-27.3 |
| Montenegro |
0 |
17 |
- |
| Netherlands |
2,318 |
2,369 |
2.2 |
| Norway |
479 |
440 |
-8.1 |
| Poland |
595 |
437 |
-26.6 |
| Portugal |
240 |
198 |
-17.5 |
| Romania |
219 |
140 |
-36.1 |
| Russia |
1,798 |
1,828 |
1.7 |
| Serbia |
23 |
62 |
169.6 |
| Slovakia |
27 |
76 |
181.5 |
| Slovenia |
88 |
7 |
-92.0 |
| Spain |
24,169 |
25,411 |
5.1 |
| Sweden |
1,150 |
1,002 |
-12.9 |
| Switzerland |
2,004 |
1,863 |
-7.0 |
| Turkey |
1,261 |
1,522 |
20.7 |
| Ukraine |
84 |
198 |
135.7 |
| United Kingdom |
31,342 |
32,683 |
4.3 |
| Vatican City/Holy See |
38 |
47 |
23.7 |
| |
|
|
|
| LATIN AMERICA |
40,044 |
40,618 |
1.4 |
| |
|
|
|
| Caribbean |
4,222 |
4,303 |
1.9 |
| Anguilla |
0 |
14 |
- |
| Antigua and Barbuda |
21 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| Aruba |
3 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| Bahamas |
726 |
755 |
4.0 |
| Barbados |
160 |
204 |
27.5 |
| British Virgin Islands |
44 |
47 |
6.8 |
| Cayman Islands |
65 |
120 |
84.6 |
| Cuba |
251 |
298 |
18.7 |
| Dominica |
112 |
117 |
4.5 |
| Dominican Republic |
1,448 |
1,324 |
-8.6 |
| Grenada |
36 |
99 |
175.0 |
| Guadeloupe |
19 |
2 |
-89.5 |
| Haiti |
78 |
85 |
9.0 |
| Jamaica |
704 |
614 |
-12.8 |
| Martinique |
56 |
70 |
25.0 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
83 |
124 |
49.4 |
| St. Kitts and Nevis |
36 |
50 |
38.9 |
| St. Lucia |
61 |
73 |
19.7 |
| St. Vincent/Grenadines |
0 |
7 |
- |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
249 |
217 |
-12.9 |
| Turks and Caicos |
70 |
83 |
18.6 |
| |
|
|
|
| Central America & Mexico |
19,039 |
19,058 |
0.1 |
| Belize |
1,333 |
1,541 |
15.6 |
| Costa Rica |
6,363 |
6,262 |
-1.6 |
| El Salvador |
381 |
385 |
1.0 |
| Guatemala |
1,242 |
1,333 |
7.3 |
| Honduras |
773 |
631 |
-18.4 |
| Mexico |
7,320 |
7,157 |
-2.2 |
| Nicaragua |
870 |
1,058 |
21.6 |
| Panama |
757 |
691 |
-8.7 |
| |
|
|
|
| South America |
16,783 |
17,288 |
3.0 |
| Argentina |
4,705 |
4,835 |
2.8 |
| Bolivia |
196 |
359 |
83.2 |
| Brazil |
2,777 |
3,099 |
11.6 |
| Chile |
3,503 |
3,115 |
-11.1 |
| Colombia |
109 |
180 |
65.1 |
| Ecuador |
2,859 |
2,960 |
3.5 |
| Falkland Islands |
18 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| French Guiana |
38 |
1 |
-97.4 |
| Guyana |
29 |
51 |
75.9 |
| Paraguay |
53 |
39 |
-26.4 |
| Peru |
2,163 |
2,316 |
7.1 |
| Suriname |
0 |
23 |
- |
| Uruguay |
160 |
168 |
5.0 |
| Venezuela |
173 |
142 |
-17.9 |
| |
|
|
|
| MIDDLE EAST |
3,670 |
4,959 |
35.1 |
| Bahrain |
26 |
31 |
19.2 |
| Iran |
3 |
2 |
-33.3 |
| Iraq |
0 |
2 |
- |
| Israel |
1,958 |
3,146 |
60.7 |
| Jordan |
483 |
745 |
54.2 |
| Kuwait |
25 |
30 |
20.0 |
| Lebanon |
44 |
86 |
95.5 |
| Oman |
27 |
48 |
77.8 |
| Palestinian Territories |
8 |
27 |
237.5 |
| Qatar |
70 |
84 |
20.0 |
| Saudi Arabia |
26 |
14 |
-46.2 |
| Syria |
35 |
104 |
197.1 |
| United Arab Emirates |
955 |
634 |
-33.6 |
| Yemen |
10 |
6 |
-40.0 |
| |
|
|
|
| NORTH AMERICA |
1,355 |
1,899 |
40.1 |
| Bermuda |
91 |
149 |
63.7 |
| Canada |
1,264 |
1,750 |
38.4 |
| |
|
|
|
| OCEANIA |
14,261 |
13,566 |
-4.9 |
| Australia |
11,140 |
9,962 |
-10.6 |
| Cook Islands |
1 |
6 |
500.0 |
| Fiji |
220 |
239 |
8.6 |
| French Polynesia |
33 |
153 |
363.6 |
| Kiribati |
0 |
1 |
- |
| Marshall Islands |
4 |
25 |
525.0 |
| Micronesia |
1 |
3 |
200.0 |
| Nauru |
1 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| New Caledonia |
0 |
1 |
- |
| New Zealand |
2,769 |
3,113 |
12.4 |
| Palau |
24 |
12 |
-50.0 |
| Papua New Guinea |
15 |
6 |
-60.0 |
| Samoa |
41 |
8 |
-80.5 |
| Solomon Islands |
11 |
3 |
-72.7 |
| Tonga |
0 |
34 |
- |
| Vanuatu |
1 |
0 |
-100.0 |
| |
|
|
|
| ANTARCTICA |
60 |
65 |
8.3 |
| |
|
|
|
| MULTIPLE DESTINATIONS |
15,564 |
17,548 |
12.7 |
| |
|
|
|
| WORLD TOTAL |
260,327 |
270,604 |
3.9 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2011). "Host Regions and Destinations of U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2008/09 - 2009/10." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors