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Table 416. Foreign students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States and other jurisdictions, by continent, region, and selected countries of origin: Selected years, 1980-81 to 2003-04 

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                           |    1980-81    |    1985-86    |    1990-91    |    1995-96    |    2000-01    |    2001-02    |    2002-03    |    2003-04    
Continent, region,         |_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|_______________|______________
and country                | Number|Percent| Number|Percent| Number|Percent| Number|Percent| Number|Percent| Number|Percent| Number|Percent| Number|Percent
___________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______
1                          |     2 |     3 |     4 |     5 |     6 |     7 |     8 |     9 |     10|     11|     12|     13|     14|     15|     16|     17
___________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______
     Total ................|311,880|  100.0|343,780|  100.0|407,530|  100.0|453,787| 100.00|547,867|  100.0|582,996|  100.0|586,323|  100.0|572,509|  100.0
                           |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______
Africa ....................| 38,180|   12.2| 34,190|    9.9| 23,800|    5.8| 20,844|   4.59| 34,217|    6.2| 37,724|    6.5| 40,193|    6.9| 38,150|    6.7
  Eastern Africa ..........|  6,260|    2.0|  6,730|    2.0|  7,590|    1.9|  7,596|   1.67| 13,516|    2.5| 15,331|    2.6| 15,996|    2.7| 14,831|    2.6
  Central Africa ..........|  1,130|    0.4|  1,540|    0.4|  1,650|    0.4|  1,346|   0.30|  1,859|    0.3|  1,972|    0.3|  2,371|    0.4|  2,331|    0.4
  North Africa ............|  7,310|    2.3|  5,980|    1.7|  4,540|    1.1|  3,422|   0.75|  5,184|    0.9|  5,593|    1.0|  5,218|    0.9|  4,487|    0.8
  Southern Africa .........|  1,480|    0.5|  2,360|    0.7|  2,840|    0.7|  2,657|   0.59|  3,304|    0.6|  3,443|    0.6|  3,017|    0.5|  2,679|    0.5
  West Africa .............| 22,000|    7.1| 17,580|    5.1|  7,180|    1.8|  5,818|   1.28| 10,346|    1.9| 11,385|    2.0| 13,590|    2.3| 13,821|    2.4
    Nigeria ...............| 17,350|    5.6| 13,710|    4.0|  3,710|    0.9|  2,093|   0.46|  3,820|    0.7|  4,499|    0.8|  5,816|    1.0|  6,140|    1.1
                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Asia ......................| 94,640|   30.3|156,830|   45.6|229,830|   56.4|259,893|  57.27|302,058|   55.1|324,812|   55.7|332,298|   56.7|324,006|   56.6
  East Asia ...............| 51,650|   16.6| 80,720|   23.5|146,020|   35.8|166,717|  36.74|189,371|   34.6|196,813|   33.8|199,666|   34.1|189,874|   33.2
    China .................|  2,770|    0.9| 13,980|    4.1| 39,600|    9.7| 39,613|   8.73| 59,939|   10.9| 63,211|   10.8| 64,757|   11.0| 61,765|   10.8
    Hong Kong .............|  9,660|    3.1| 10,710|    3.1| 12,630|    3.1| 12,018|   2.65|  7,627|    1.4|  7,757|    1.3|  8,076|    1.4|  7,353|    1.3
    Japan .................| 13,500|    4.3| 13,360|    3.9| 36,610|    9.0| 45,531|  10.03| 46,497|    8.5| 46,810|    8.0| 45,960|    7.8| 40,835|    7.1
    Korea, Republic of ....|  6,150|    2.0| 18,660|    5.4| 23,360|    5.7| 36,231|   7.98| 45,685|    8.3| 49,046|    8.4| 51,519|    8.8| 52,484|    9.2
    Taiwan ................| 19,460|    6.2| 23,770|    6.9| 33,530|    8.2| 32,702|   7.21| 28,566|    5.2| 28,930|    5.0| 28,017|    4.8| 26,178|    4.6
  South and Central Asia ..| 14,540|    4.7| 25,800|    7.5| 42,370|   10.4| 45,401|  10.00| 71,765|   13.1| 86,131|   14.8| 93,767|   16.0| 98,138|   17.1
    India .................|  9,250|    3.0| 16,070|    4.7| 28,860|    7.1| 31,743|   7.00| 54,664|   10.0| 66,836|   11.5| 74,603|   12.7| 79,736|   13.9
    Pakistan ..............|  2,990|    1.0|  5,440|    1.6|  7,730|    1.9|  6,427|   1.42|  6,948|    1.3|  8,644|    1.5|  8,123|    1.4|  7,325|    1.3
  South East Asia .........| 28,450|    9.1| 50,310|   14.6| 41,440|   10.2| 47,774|  10.53| 40,916|    7.5| 41,868|    7.2| 38,865|    6.6| 35,994|    6.3
    Indonesia .............|  3,250|    1.0|  8,210|    2.4|  9,520|    2.3| 12,820|   2.83| 11,625|    2.1| 11,614|    2.0| 10,432|    1.8|  8,880|    1.6
    Malaysia ..............|  6,010|    1.9| 23,020|    6.7| 13,610|    3.3| 14,015|   3.09|  7,795|    1.4|  7,395|    1.3|  6,595|    1.1|  6,483|    1.1
    Philippines ...........|   --- |   --- |  3,920|    1.1|  4,270|    1.0|  3,127|   0.69|  3,139|    0.6|  3,295|    0.6|  3,576|    0.6|  3,467|    0.6
    Singapore .............|   --- |   --- |  3,930|    1.1|  4,500|    1.1|  4,098|   0.90|  4,166|    0.8|  4,141|    0.7|  4,189|    0.7|  3,955|    0.7
    Thailand ..............|  6,550|    2.1|  6,940|    2.0|  7,090|    1.7| 12,165|   2.68| 11,187|    2.0| 11,606|    2.0|  9,982|    1.7|  8,937|    1.6
                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Europe ....................| 25,330|    8.1| 34,310|   10.0| 49,640|   12.2| 67,358|  14.84| 80,584|   14.7| 81,579|   14.0| 78,001|   13.3| 74,134|   12.9
  Eastern Europe ..........|  1,670|    0.5|  1,770|    0.5|  4,780|    1.2| 18,032|   3.97| 27,674|    5.1| 29,591|    5.1| 29,167|    5.0| 27,710|    4.8
  Western Europe ..........| 23,660|    7.6| 32,540|    9.5| 44,860|   11.0| 49,326|  10.87| 52,910|    9.7| 51,988|    8.9| 48,834|    8.3| 46,424|    8.1
    France ................|   --- |   --- |  3,680|    1.1|  5,630|    1.4|  5,710|   1.26|  7,273|    1.3|  7,401|    1.3|  7,223|    1.2|  6,818|    1.2
    Germany\1\ ............|  3,310|    1.1|  4,730|    1.4|  7,000|    1.7|  9,017|   1.99| 10,128|    1.8|  9,613|    1.6|  9,302|    1.6|  8,745|    1.5
    Greece ................|  3,750|    1.2|  4,440|    1.3|  4,360|    1.1|  3,365|   0.74|  2,768|    0.5|  2,599|    0.4|  2,341|    0.4|  2,126|    0.4
    Spain .................|   --- |   --- |  1,740|    0.5|  4,300|    1.1|  4,809|   1.06|  4,156|    0.8|  4,048|    0.7|  3,633|    0.6|  3,631|    0.6
    United Kingdom ........|  4,440|    1.4|  5,940|    1.7|  7,300|    1.8|  7,799|   1.72|  8,139|    1.5|  8,414|    1.4|  8,326|    1.4|  8,439|    1.5
                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Latin America .............| 49,810|   16.0| 45,480|   13.2| 47,580|   11.7| 47,253|  10.41| 63,634|   11.6| 68,358|   11.7| 68,950|   11.8| 69,658|   12.2
  Caribbean ...............| 10,650|    3.4| 11,100|    3.2| 12,610|    3.1| 10,737|   2.37| 14,423|    2.6| 13,879|    2.4| 14,895|    2.5| 15,606|    2.7
  Central America .........| 12,970|    4.2| 12,740|    3.7| 15,950|    3.9| 14,220|   3.13| 16,764|    3.1| 18,826|    3.2| 18,856|    3.2| 19,264|    3.4
    Mexico ................|  6,730|    2.2|  5,460|    1.6|  6,740|    1.7|  8,687|   1.91| 10,670|    1.9| 12,518|    2.1| 12,801|    2.2| 13,329|    2.3
  South America ...........| 26,190|    8.4| 21,640|    6.3| 19,020|    4.7| 22,296|   4.91| 32,447|    5.9| 35,653|    6.1| 35,199|    6.0| 34,788|    6.1
    Brazil ................|   --- |   --- |  2,840|    0.8|  3,900|    1.0|  5,497|   1.21|  8,846|    1.6|  8,972|    1.5|  8,388|    1.4|  7,799|    1.4
    Colombia ..............|   --- |   --- |  4,010|    1.2|  3,180|    0.8|  3,462|   0.76|  6,765|    1.2|  8,068|    1.4|  7,771|    1.3|  7,533|    1.3
    Venezuela .............| 11,750|    3.8|  7,040|    2.0|  2,890|    0.7|  4,456|   0.98|  5,217|    1.0|  5,627|    1.0|  5,333|    0.9|  5,575|    1.0
                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Middle East ...............| 84,710|   27.2| 52,720|   15.3| 33,420|    8.2| 30,563|   6.74| 36,858|    6.7| 38,545|    6.6| 34,803|    5.9| 31,852|    5.6
  Iran ....................| 47,550|   15.2| 14,210|    4.1|  6,260|    1.5|  2,628|   0.58|  1,844|    0.3|  2,216|    0.4|  2,258|    0.4|  2,321|    0.4
  Jordan ..................|  6,140|    2.0|  6,590|    1.9|  4,320|    1.1|  2,222|   0.49|  2,187|    0.4|  2,417|    0.4|  2,173|    0.4|  1,853|    0.3
  Lebanon .................|  6,770|    2.2|  7,090|    2.1|  3,900|    1.0|  1,554|   0.34|  2,005|    0.4|  2,435|    0.4|  2,364|    0.4|  2,179|    0.4
  Saudi Arabia ............| 10,440|    3.3|  6,900|    2.0|  3,590|    0.9|  4,191|   0.92|  5,273|    1.0|  5,579|    1.0|  4,175|    0.7|  3,521|    0.6
  Turkey ..................|   --- |   --- |  2,460|    0.7|  4,080|    1.0|  7,678|   1.69| 10,983|    2.0| 12,091|    2.1| 11,601|    2.0| 11,398|    2.0
                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
North America\2\ ..........| 14,790|    4.7| 16,030|    4.7| 18,950|    4.6| 23,644|   5.21| 25,888|    4.7| 27,039|    4.6| 27,227|    4.6| 27,650|    4.8
  Canada ..................| 14,320|    4.6| 15,410|    4.5| 18,350|    4.5| 23,005|   5.07| 25,279|    4.6| 26,514|    4.5| 26,513|    4.5| 27,017|    4.7
                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Oceania ...................|  4,180|    1.3|  4,030|    1.2|  4,230|    1.0|  4,202|   0.93|  4,624|    0.8|  4,852|    0.8|  4,811|    0.8|  4,534|    0.8
                           |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Stateless\3\ ..............|    240|    0.1|    190|    0.1|     80|     # |     30|     # |     10|     # |     87|     # |     33|     # |     19|     #
___________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|______

---Not available.
#Rounds to zero.
\1\Data for 1980-81 and 1985-86 are for West Germany (Federal Republic of Germany before unification).
\2\Excludes Mexico and Central America, which are included with Latin America.
\3\Home country unknown or undeclared.

NOTE: Totals and subtotals include other countries not shown separately. Data are for "nonimmigrants" (i.e., students who have not migrated to this country). Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: Open Doors: Report on International Educational Exchange, various years. Institute of International Education. (This table was prepared March 2005.)


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