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

Digest of Education Statistics: 2004

NCES 2006-005
October 2005

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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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