| |
Canada
|
United States
|
United Kingdom
|
|---|
| |
Country of origin
|
% as total international students
|
Country of origin
|
% as total international students
|
Country of origin
|
% as total international students
|
|---|
|
1
|
China
|
23.7
|
India
|
15.4
|
China
|
13.8
|
|
2
|
South Korea
|
15.4
|
China
|
14.6
|
India
|
10.0
|
|
3
|
United States
|
6.4
|
South Korea
|
11.2
|
Ireland
|
4.5
|
|
4
|
France
|
4.8
|
Canada
|
4.4
|
Nigeria
|
4.2
|
|
5
|
India
|
4.1
|
Japan
|
4.4
|
United States
|
4.2
|
|
6
|
Japan
|
3.7
|
Taiwan
|
4.2
|
Germany
|
4.1
|
|
7
|
Saudi Arabia
|
2.6
|
Mexico
|
2.2
|
France
|
3.8
|
|
8
|
Taiwan
|
2.3
|
Turkey
|
2.0
|
Malaysia
|
3.7
|
|
9
|
Hong Kong
|
2.3
|
Vietnam
|
1.9
|
Greece
|
3.5
|
|
10
|
Mexico
|
2.2
|
Saudi Arabia
|
1.9
|
Pakistan
|
2.8
|
| |
Total top 5 2008a
|
54.3
|
Total top 5 2008a
|
50.0
|
Total top 5 2008a
|
36.6
|
| |
Total top 5 1999a
|
46.2
|
Total top 5 1999a
|
41.6
|
Total top 5 1999a
|
39.4
|
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada CIC (2009b); Higher Education Statistics Agency HESA (2010b, 2001b); Institute of International Education IIE (2010); Canada data include foreign students in educational programs at all levels.
- a Calculated by authors; The top five sending countries and their ranks may change over years.
