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Higher Education Sector | Inbound Mobility | Outbound Mobility

2014

Number of students from Canada studying abroad: 45,813

Rank Destination Number of Students* Percent of Total
1 United States 26,909 58.7%
2 United Kingdom 6,309 13.8%
3 Australia 3,481 7.6%
4 France 1,377 3.0%
5 Ireland 961 2.1%
6 United Arab Emirates 758 1.7%
7 Saudi Arabia 696 1.5%
8 Germany 601 1.3%
9 Korea. Rep 523 1.1%
10 Poland 457 1.0%

Data time reference: 2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2016). Global Flow of Tertiary- Level Students 2014.

Data retrieved 10/2016

2012

Number of students from Canada studying abroad: 45,509

Top 10 destinations and number of students from Canada studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students Percent of Total
1 United States 25,978 57.1%
2 United Kingdom 6,085 13.4%
3 Australia 3,837 8.4%
4 France 1,685 3.7%
5 Ireland 705 1.5%
6 United Arab Emirates 640 1.4%
7 Germany 570 1.3%
8 Grenada 538 1.2%
9 Poland 469 1.0%
10 Switzerland 468 1.0%

2010

Number of students from Canada studying abroad: 45,090

Top 5 destinations and number of students from Canada studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United States 27,896
2 United Kingdom 5,508
3 Australia 4,320
4 France 1,442
5 Ireland 594

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2012). Global Education Digest 2012. Montreal, Quebec: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.


2009

Number of students from Canada studying abroad: 45,892

Top 5 destinations and number of students from Canada studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United States 29,209
2 United Kingdom 5,350
3 Australia 4,390
4 France 1,373
5 Ireland 605

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2011). Global Education Digest 2011. Montreal, Quebec: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.


2008

Number of students from Canada studying abroad: 44,883

Top 5 destinations and number of students from Canada studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United States 29,082
2 United Kingdom 5,003
3 Australia 4,321
4 France 1,378
5 Ireland 575

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2011). Global Education Digest 2011. Montreal, Quebec: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.


2007

Number of students from Canada studying abroad: 44,883*

Top 10 destinations and number of students from Canada studying abroad**

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United States 28,905
2 United Kingdom 5,010
3 Australia 4,039
4 France 1,302
5 Germany 643
6 New Zealand 431 (2005)
7 Ireland 416 (2006)
8 Japan 299 (2006)
9 Sweden 284 (2006)
10 Switzerland 264 (2006)

Source: *Citizenship Immigration Canada (CIC), “Facts and figures 2007 – Immigration overview: Permanent and temporary residents,” CIC.
**UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2009). Global Education Digest 2009. Montreal, Quebec: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.


2006

Number of students from Canada studying abroad: 43,174

Top 10 destinations and number of students from Canada studying abroad

Rank Destination Number of Students
1 United States 29,203
2 United Kingdom 4,640
3 Australia 3,789 (2005)
4 France 1,293
5 Germany 641
6 New Zealand 431 (2005)
7 Ireland 416
8 Japan 299
9 Sweden 284
10 Switzerland 264

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. (2008). Global Education Digest 2008. Montreal, Quebec: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

 

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