2006/07 - 2007/08
| INTERNATIONAL STUDENT TOTALS BY PLACE OF ORIGIN, 2006/07 & 2007/08 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of Origin | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | % Change |
| AFRICA | 35,802 | 35,654 | -0.4 |
| Africa, Unspecified | 3 | 0 | -100.0 |
| East Africa | 13,374 | 12,664 | -5.3 |
| Burundi | 85 | 87 | 2.4 |
| Comoros | 39 | 42 | 7.7 |
| Djibouti | 14 | 5 | -64.3 |
| Eritrea | 184 | 163 | -11.4 |
| Ethiopia | 1,328 | 1,316 | -0.9 |
| Kenya | 6,349 | 5,838 | -8.0 |
| Madagascar | 136 | 130 | -4.4 |
| Malawi | 321 | 297 | -7.5 |
| Mauritius | 205 | 218 | 6.3 |
| Mozambique | 80 | 78 | -2.5 |
| Reunion | 6 | 6 | 0.0 |
| Rwanda | 210 | 270 | 28.6 |
| Seychelles | 6 | 8 | 33.3 |
| Somalia | 78 | 37 | -52.6 |
| Tanzania | 1,196 | 1,192 | -0.3 |
| Uganda | 743 | 769 | 3.5 |
| Zambia | 876 | 787 | -10.2 |
| Zimbabwe | 1,518 | 1,421 | -6.4 |
| Central Africa | 3,257 | 3,405 | 4.5 |
| Angola | 442 | 503 | 13.8 |
| Cameroon | 1,799 | 1,891 | 5.1 |
| Central African Republic | 47 | 47 | 0.0 |
| Chad | 120 | 127 | 5.8 |
| Congo, Rep. of | 143 | 150 | 4.9 |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. of | 271 | 282 | 4.1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 196 | 98 | -50.0 |
| Gabon | 230 | 303 | 31.7 |
| São Tomé & Príncipe | 9 | 4 | -55.6 |
| North Africa | 3,700 | 3,858 | 4.3 |
| Algeria | 145 | 179 | 23.4 |
| Egypt | 1,664 | 1,766 | 6.1 |
| Libya | 93 | 155 | 66.7 |
| Morocco | 1,202 | 1,132 | -5.8 |
| Sudan | 321 | 224 | -30.2 |
| Tunisia | 274 | 402 | 46.7 |
| North Africa, Unspecified | 1 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Southern Africa | 2,124 | 2,095 | -1.4 |
| Botswana | 227 | 236 | 4.0 |
| Lesotho | 57 | 45 | -21.1 |
| Namibia | 61 | 66 | 8.2 |
| South Africa | 1,665 | 1,620 | -2.7 |
| Swaziland | 114 | 128 | 12.3 |
| West Africa | 13,344 | 13,632 | 2.2 |
| Benin | 253 | 319 | 26.1 |
| Burkina Faso | 423 | 514 | 21.5 |
| Cape Verde | 76 | 43 | -43.4 |
| Côte d’Ivoire/Ivory Coast | 657 | 711 | 8.2 |
| Gambia | 372 | 330 | -11.3 |
| Ghana | 2,961 | 2,895 | -2.2 |
| Guinea | 181 | 167 | -7.7 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 19 | 15 | -21.1 |
| Liberia | 336 | 298 | -11.3 |
| Mali | 455 | 435 | -4.4 |
| Mauritania | 64 | 60 | -6.3 |
| Niger | 258 | 289 | 12.0 |
| Nigeria | 5,943 | 6,222 | 4.7 |
| Senegal | 681 | 658 | -3.4 |
| Sierra Leone | 299 | 230 | -23.1 |
| St. Helena | 0 | 7 | - |
| Togo | 366 | 439 | 19.9 |
| ASIA | 344,495 | 380,465 | 10.4 |
| Asia, Unspecified | 0 | 6 | - |
| East Asia | 204,023 | 223,306 | 9.5 |
| China | 67,723 | 81,127 | 19.8 |
| Hong Kong | 7,722 | 8,286 | 7.3 |
| Japan | 35,282 | 33,974 | -3.7 |
| North Korea | 266 | 65 | -75.6 |
| South Korea | 62,392 | 69,124 | 10.8 |
| Macau | 388 | 421 | 8.5 |
| Mongolia | 1,156 | 1,308 | 13.1 |
| Taiwan | 29,094 | 29,001 | -0.3 |
| South & Central Asia | 104,457 | 117,001 | 12.0 |
| Afghanistan | 268 | 338 | 26.1 |
| Bangladesh | 2,410 | 2,305 | -4.4 |
| Bhutan | 83 | 96 | 15.7 |
| India | 83,833 | 94,563 | 12.8 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,212 | 1,456 | 20.1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 209 | 264 | 26.3 |
| Maldives | 26 | 38 | 46.2 |
| Nepal | 7,754 | 8,936 | 15.2 |
| Pakistan | 5,401 | 5,345 | -1.0 |
| Sri Lanka | 2,373 | 2,591 | 9.2 |
| Tajikistan | 164 | 364 | 122.0 |
| Turkmenistan | 143 | 166 | 16.1 |
| Uzbekistan | 581 | 539 | -7.2 |
| Southeast Asia | 36,015 | 40,152 | 11.5 |
| Brunei | 24 | 34 | 41.7 |
| Cambodia | 329 | 369 | 12.2 |
| East Timor | 16 | 37 | 131.3 |
| Indonesia | 7,338 | 7,692 | 4.8 |
| Laos | 45 | 69 | 53.3 |
| Malaysia | 5,281 | 5,428 | 2.8 |
| Myanmar | 625 | 604 | -3.4 |
| Philippines | 3,730 | 4,170 | 11.8 |
| Singapore | 3,705 | 3,976 | 7.3 |
| Thailand | 8,886 | 9,004 | 1.3 |
| Vietnam | 6,036 | 8,769 | 45.3 |
| EUROPE | 82,731 | 83,981 | 1.5 |
| Albania | 841 | 689 | -18.1 |
| Andorra | 3 | 9 | 200.0 |
| Armenia | 427 | 403 | -5.6 |
| Austria | 843 | 886 | 5.1 |
| Azerbaijan | 286 | 318 | 11.2 |
| Belarus | 496 | 457 | -7.9 |
| Belgium | 703 | 812 | 15.5 |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 413 | 409 | -1.0 |
| Bulgaria | 3,478 | 3,205 | -7.8 |
| Croatia | 629 | 602 | -4.3 |
| Cyprus | 877 | 782 | -10.8 |
| Czech Republic | 914 | 922 | 0.9 |
| Denmark | 963 | 898 | -6.7 |
| Estonia | 240 | 245 | 2.1 |
| Finland | 566 | 672 | 18.7 |
| France | 6,704 | 7,050 | 5.2 |
| Georgia | 353 | 378 | 7.1 |
| Germany | 8,656 | 8,907 | 2.9 |
| Gibraltar | 8 | 15 | 87.5 |
| Greece | 1,986 | 1,981 | -0.3 |
| Hungary | 735 | 710 | -3.4 |
| Iceland | 422 | 402 | -4.7 |
| Ireland | 1,081 | 1,018 | -5.8 |
| Italy | 3,342 | 3,535 | 5.8 |
| Kosovo | 56 | 50 | -10.7 |
| Latvia | 430 | 363 | -15.6 |
| Liechtenstein | 6 | 13 | 116.7 |
| Lithuania | 536 | 495 | -7.6 |
| Luxembourg | 56 | 49 | -12.5 |
| Macedonia | 345 | 311 | -9.9 |
| Malta | 27 | 24 | -11.1 |
| Moldova | 365 | 418 | 14.5 |
| Monaco | 21 | 28 | 33.3 |
| Montenegro | 58 | 107 | 84.5 |
| Netherlands | 1,587 | 1,680 | 5.9 |
| Norway | 1,191 | 1,264 | 6.1 |
| Poland | 2,810 | 2,731 | -2.8 |
| Portugal | 854 | 902 | 5.6 |
| Romania | 3,134 | 2,902 | -7.4 |
| Russia | 4,751 | 4,906 | 3.3 |
| San Marino | 2 | 0 | -100.0 |
| Serbia | 1,074 | 1,193 | 11.1 |
| Slovakia | 592 | 536 | -9.5 |
| Slovenia | 199 | 210 | 5.5 |
| Spain | 3,575 | 3,660 | 2.4 |
| Sweden | 2,920 | 3,292 | 12.7 |
| Switzerland | 1,241 | 1,296 | 4.4 |
| Turkey | 11,506 | 12,030 | 4.6 |
| Ukraine | 1,692 | 1,714 | 1.3 |
| United Kingdom | 8,438 | 8,367 | -0.8 |
| Vatican City/Holy See | 3 | 2 | -33.3 |
| Yugoslavia, Former | 294 | 114 | -61.2 |
| Europe, Unspecified | 2 | 19 | 850.0 |
| LATIN AMERICA | 64,579 | 64,473 | -0.2 |
| Latin America, Unspecified | 0 | 2 | - |
| Caribbean | 13,854 | 12,739 | -8.0 |
| Anguilla | 49 | 93 | 89.8 |
| Antigua & Barbuda | 203 | 174 | -14.3 |
| Aruba | 90 | 68 | -24.4 |
| Bahamas | 1,681 | 1,542 | -8.3 |
| Barbados | 440 | 403 | -8.4 |
| British Virgin Islands | 138 | 93 | -32.6 |
| Cayman Islands | 210 | 161 | -23.3 |
| Cuba | 99 | 82 | -17.2 |
| Dominica | 327 | 228 | -30.3 |
| Dominican Republic | 961 | 1,159 | 20.6 |
| Grenada | 297 | 238 | -19.9 |
| Guadeloupe | 10 | 6 | -40.0 |
| Haiti | 1,163 | 872 | -25.0 |
| Jamaica | 4,110 | 3,871 | -5.8 |
| Martinique | 8 | 5 | -37.5 |
| Montserrat | 24 | 16 | -33.3 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 190 | 233 | 22.6 |
| St. Kitts & Nevis | 271 | 239 | -11.8 |
| St. Lucia | 331 | 319 | -3.6 |
| St. Vincent & Grenadines | 139 | 126 | -9.4 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | 2,912 | 2,640 | -9.3 |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | 199 | 169 | -15.1 |
| Caribbean, Unspecified | 2 | 2 | 0.0 |
| Central America & Mexico | 19,743 | 20,800 | 5.4 |
| Belize | 454 | 490 | 7.9 |
| Costa Rica | 939 | 927 | -1.3 |
| El Salvador | 1,031 | 940 | -8.8 |
| Guatemala | 1,014 | 1,019 | 0.5 |
| Honduras | 1,097 | 1,068 | -2.6 |
| Mexico | 13,826 | 14,837 | 7.3 |
| Nicaragua | 409 | 389 | -4.9 |
| Panama | 973 | 1,130 | 16.1 |
| South America | 30,982 | 30,932 | -0.2 |
| Argentina | 2,813 | 2,535 | -9.9 |
| Bolivia | 993 | 964 | -2.9 |
| Brazil | 7,126 | 7,578 | 6.3 |
| Chile | 1,570 | 1,685 | 7.3 |
| Colombia | 6,750 | 6,662 | -1.3 |
| Ecuador | 2,211 | 2,152 | -2.7 |
| Falkland Islands | 33 | 7 | -78.8 |
| French Guiana | 2 | 8 | 300.0 |
| Guyana | 343 | 300 | -12.5 |
| Paraguay | 340 | 377 | 10.9 |
| Peru | 3,701 | 3,672 | -0.8 |
| Suriname | 101 | 88 | -12.9 |
| Uruguay | 476 | 458 | -3.8 |
| Venezuela | 4,523 | 4,446 | -1.7 |
| MIDDLE EAST | 22,321 | 24,755 | 10.9 |
| Bahrain | 392 | 394 | 0.5 |
| Iran | 2,795 | 3,060 | 9.5 |
| Iraq | 262 | 307 | 17.2 |
| Israel | 3,269 | 3,004 | -8.1 |
| Jordan | 1,726 | 1,799 | 4.2 |
| Kuwait | 1,633 | 1,823 | 11.6 |
| Lebanon | 1,852 | 1,807 | -2.4 |
| Oman | 254 | 361 | 42.1 |
| Palestinian Territories | 361 | 249 | -31.0 |
| Qatar | 296 | 345 | 16.6 |
| Saudi Arabia | 7,886 | 9,873 | 25.2 |
| Syria | 462 | 517 | 11.9 |
| United Arab Emirates | 885 | 983 | 11.1 |
| Yemen | 248 | 233 | -6.0 |
| NORTH AMERICA | 28,756 | 29,472 | 2.5 |
| Bermuda | 476 | 421 | -11.6 |
| Canada | 28,280 | 29,051 | 2.7 |
| OCEANIA | 4,300 | 5,005 | 16.4 |
| Australia | 2,797 | 3,088 | 10.4 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 5 | 66.7 |
| Fiji | 112 | 177 | 58.0 |
| French Polynesia | 21 | 58 | 176.2 |
| Kiribati | 58 | 36 | -37.9 |
| Marshall Islands | 54 | 85 | 57.4 |
| Micronesia | 231 | 140 | -39.4 |
| Nauru | 5 | 3 | -40.0 |
| New Caledonia | 5 | 9 | 80.0 |
| New Zealand | 870 | 1,021 | 17.4 |
| Niue | 5 | 3 | -40.0 |
| Palau | 22 | 44 | 100.0 |
| Papua New Guinea | 27 | 35 | 29.6 |
| Samoa | 27 | 72 | 166.7 |
| Solomon Islands | 6 | 14 | 133.3 |
| Tonga | 47 | 201 | 327.7 |
| Tuvalu | 3 | 5 | 66.7 |
| Vanuatu | 5 | 5 | 0.0 |
| Wallis & Futuna | 2 | 3 | 50.0 |
| Pacific Islands, Unspecified | 0 | 1 | - |
| WORLD TOTAL | 582,984 | 623,805 | 7.0 |
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Suggested citation: Institute of International Education. (2008). "All Places of Origin of International Students, 2006/07-2007/08." Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.iie.org/opendoors