2005/06 - 2006/07
| Rank |
Destination |
2005/06 |
2006/07 |
2006/07 % of Total |
% Change |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
WORLD TOTAL |
223,534 |
241,791 |
100.0 |
8.5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1 |
United Kingdom |
32,109 |
32,705 |
13.5 |
1.9 |
| 2 |
Italy |
26,078 |
27,831 |
11.5 |
6.7 |
| 3 |
Spain |
21,881 |
24,005 |
9.9 |
9.7 |
| 4 |
France |
15,602 |
17,233 |
7.1 |
10.5 |
| 5 |
China |
8,830 |
11,064 |
4.6 |
25.3 |
| 6 |
Australia |
10,980 |
10,747 |
4.4 |
-2.1 |
| 7 |
Mexico |
10,022 |
9,461 |
3.9 |
-5.6 |
| 8 |
Germany |
6,858 |
7,355 |
3.0 |
7.2 |
| 9 |
Ireland |
5,499 |
5,790 |
2.4 |
5.3 |
| 10 |
Costa Rica |
5,518 |
5,383 |
2.2 |
-2.4 |
| 11 |
Japan |
4,411 |
5,012 |
2.1 |
13.6 |
| 12 |
Argentina |
2,865 |
3,617 |
1.5 |
26.2 |
| 13 |
Greece |
3,227 |
3,417 |
1.4 |
5.9 |
| 14 |
South Africa |
2,512 |
3,216 |
1.3 |
28.0 |
| 15 |
Czech Republic |
2,846 |
3,145 |
1.3 |
10.5 |
| 16 |
Chile |
2,578 |
2,824 |
1.2 |
9.6 |
| 17 |
Ecuador |
2,171 |
2,813 |
1.2 |
29.6 |
| 18 |
Austria |
2,792 |
2,810 |
1.2 |
0.6 |
| 19 |
New Zealand |
2,542 |
2,718 |
1.1 |
6.9 |
| 20 |
India |
2,115 |
2,627 |
1.1 |
24.2 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2008). "Leading Destinations of U.S. Study Abroad Students, 2005/06-2006/07." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors