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Table 5 Top 10 counties/regions sending international students to Canada, the US, and the UK, 2008

From: International student mobility and highly skilled migration: a comparative study of Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom

 

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

  1. 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.
  2. a Calculated by authors; The top five sending countries and their ranks may change over years.