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                         |     1980-81    |     1985-86    |     1989-90    |    1990-91     |    1991-92     |    1992-93     |    1993-94
   Continent, region,    |________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________
       and country       | Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent| Number |Percent
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   Total ................|311,880 | 100.0 |343,780 | 100.0 |386,850 | 100.0 |407,530 | 100.0 |419,590 | 100.0 |438,620 | 100.0 |449,704 | 100.0
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Africa ..................| 38,180 |  12.2 | 34,190 |   9.9 | 24,570 |   6.4 | 23,800 |   5.8 | 21,900 |   5.2 | 20,520 |   4.7 | 20,569 |   4.6
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   Eastern Africa .......|  6,260 |   2.0 |  6,730 |   2.0 |  7,330 |   1.9 |  7,590 |   1.9 |  7,040 |   1.7 |  6,950 |   1.6 |  7,093 |   1.6
   Central Africa .......|  1,130 |   0.4 |  1,540 |   0.4 |  1,800 |   0.5 |  1,650 |   0.4 |  1,690 |   0.4 |  1,470 |   0.3 |  1,472 |   0.3
   North Africa .........|  7,310 |   2.3 |  5,980 |   1.7 |  4,740 |   1.2 |  4,540 |   1.1 |  4,090 |   1.0 |  3,730 |   0.9 |  3,614 |   0.8
   Southern Africa ......|  1,480 |   0.5 |  2,360 |   0.7 |  2,750 |   0.7 |  2,840 |   0.7 |  2,660 |   0.6 |  2,560 |   0.6 |  2,563 |   0.6
   West Africa ..........| 22,000 |   7.1 | 17,580 |   5.1 |  7,950 |   2.1 |  7,180 |   1.8 |  6,400 |   1.5 |  5,800 |   1.3 |  5,804 |   1.3
     Nigeria ............| 17,350 |   5.6 | 13,710 |   4.0 |  4,480 |   1.2 |  3,710 |   0.9 |  3,160 |   0.8 |  2,490 |   0.6 |  2,285 |   0.5
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Europe ..................| 25,330 |   8.1 | 34,310 |  10.0 | 46,040 |  11.9 | 49,640 |  12.2 | 53,710 |  12.8 | 58,010 |  13.2 | 62,442 |  13.9
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   Eastern Europe .......|  1,670 |   0.5 |  1,770 |   0.5 |  3,360 |   0.9 |  4,780 |   1.2 |  6,890 |   1.6 |  9,800 |   2.2 | 12,929 |   2.9
   Western Europe .......| 23,660 |   7.6 | 32,540 |   9.5 | 42,680 |  11.0 | 44,860 |  11.0 | 46,820 |  11.2 | 48,210 |  11.0 | 49,496 |  11.0
     France .............|    --- |   --- |  3,680 |   1.1 |  5,340 |   1.4 |  5,630 |   1.4 |  5,580 |   1.3 |  5,660 |   1.3 |  5,976 |   1.3
     Germany, Federal    |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |
      Republic of\1\.....|  3,310 |   1.1 |  4,730 |   1.4 |  6,750 |   1.7 |  7,000 |   1.7 |  7,570 |   1.8 |  7,880 |   1.8 |  8,508 |   1.9
     Greece .............|  3,750 |   1.2 |  4,440 |   1.3 |  4,430 |   1.1 |  4,360 |   1.1 |  4,490 |   1.1 |  4,350 |   1.0 |  4,144 |   0.9
     Spain ..............|    --- |   --- |  1,740 |   0.5 |  3,640 |   0.9 |  4,300 |   1.1 |  4,590 |   1.1 |  5,160 |   1.2 |  5,246 |   1.2
     United Kingdom .....|  4,440 |   1.4 |  5,940 |   1.7 |  7,100 |   1.8 |  7,300 |   1.8 |  7,470 |   1.8 |  7,630 |   1.7 |  7,828 |   1.7
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Latin America ...........| 49,810 |  16.0 | 45,480 |  13.2 | 48,090 |  12.4 | 47,580 |  11.7 | 43,200 |  10.3 | 43,250 |   9.9 | 45,246 |  10.1
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   Caribbean ............| 10,650 |   3.4 | 11,100 |   3.2 | 12,580 |   3.3 | 12,610 |   3.1 | 11,120 |   2.7 | 10,270 |   2.3 | 10,672 |   2.4
   Central America ......| 12,970 |   4.2 | 12,740 |   3.7 | 16,540 |   4.3 | 15,950 |   3.9 | 12,820 |   3.1 | 13,460 |   3.1 | 13,886 |   3.1
     Mexico .............|  6,730 |   2.2 |  5,460 |   1.6 |  6,540 |   1.7 |  6,740 |   1.7 |  6,650 |   1.6 |  7,580 |   1.7 |  8,021 |   1.8
   South America ........| 26,190 |   8.4 | 21,640 |   6.3 | 18,970 |   4.9 | 19,020 |   4.7 | 19,250 |   4.6 | 19,530 |   4.5 | 20,708 |   4.6
     Brazil .............|    --- |   --- |  2,840 |   0.8 |  3,730 |   1.0 |  3,900 |   1.0 |  4,260 |   1.0 |  4,540 |   1.0 |  4,977 |   1.1
     Colombia ...........|    --- |   --- |  4,010 |   1.2 |  3,320 |   0.9 |  3,180 |   0.8 |  2,930 |   0.7 |  2,850 |   0.6 |  3,077 |   0.7
     Venezuela ..........| 11,750 |   3.8 |  7,040 |   2.0 |  2,740 |   0.7 |  2,890 |   0.7 |  3,130 |   0.7 |  3,440 |   0.8 |  3,742 |   0.8
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Middle East .............| 84,710 |  27.2 | 52,720 |  15.3 | 37,330 |   9.6 | 33,420 |   8.2 | 31,210 |   7.4 | 30,240 |   6.9 | 29,509 |   6.6
     Iran ...............| 47,550 |  15.2 | 14,210 |   4.1 |  7,440 |   1.9 |  6,260 |   1.5 |  4,930 |   1.2 |  4,090 |   0.9 |  3,621 |   0.8
     Jordan .............|  6,140 |   2.0 |  6,590 |   1.9 |  5,250 |   1.4 |  4,320 |   1.1 |  3,700 |   0.9 |  3,260 |   0.7 |  2,826 |   0.6
     Lebanon ............|  6,770 |   2.2 |  7,090 |   2.1 |  4,450 |   1.2 |  3,900 |   1.0 |  3,080 |   0.7 |  2,540 |   0.6 |  2,165 |   0.5
     Saudi Arabia .......| 10,440 |   3.3 |  6,900 |   2.0 |  4,110 |   1.1 |  3,590 |   0.9 |  3,550 |   0.8 |  3,750 |   0.9 |  3,721 |   0.8
     Turkey .............|    --- |   --- |  2,460 |   0.7 |  3,400 |   0.9 |  4,080 |   1.0 |  4,560 |   1.1 |  4,980 |   1.1 |  5,474 |   1.2
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North America\2\ ........| 14,790 |   4.7 | 16,030 |   4.7 | 18,590 |   4.8 | 18,950 |   4.6 | 19,780 |   4.7 | 21,550 |   4.9 | 23,288 |   5.2
     Canada .............| 14,320 |   4.6 | 15,410 |   4.5 | 17,870 |   4.6 | 18,350 |   4.5 | 19,190 |   4.6 | 20,970 |   4.8 | 22,655 |   5.0
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Oceania .................|  4,180 |   1.3 |  4,030 |   1.2 |  4,010 |   1.0 |  4,230 |   1.0 |  3,870 |   0.9 |  4,300 |   1.0 |  3,857 |   0.9
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South and East Asia .....| 94,640 |  30.3 |156,830 |  45.6 |208,110 |  53.8 |229,830 |  56.4 |245,810 |  58.6 |260,670 |  59.4 |264,693 |  58.9
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   East Asia ............| 51,650 |  16.6 | 80,720 |  23.5 |127,320 |  32.9 |146,020 |  35.8 |158,490 |  37.8 |168,410 |  38.4 |171,279 |  38.1
     China ..............|  2,770 |   0.9 | 13,980 |   4.1 | 33,390 |   8.6 | 39,600 |   9.7 | 42,940 |  10.2 | 45,130 |  10.3 | 44,381 |   9.9
     Hong Kong ..........|  9,660 |   3.1 | 10,710 |   3.1 | 11,230 |   2.9 | 12,630 |   3.1 | 13,190 |   3.1 | 14,020 |   3.2 | 13,752 |   3.1
     Japan ..............| 13,500 |   4.3 | 13,360 |   3.9 | 29,840 |   7.7 | 36,610 |   9.0 | 40,700 |   9.7 | 42,840 |   9.8 | 43,770 |   9.7
     Korea, Republic of .|  6,150 |   2.0 | 18,660 |   5.4 | 21,710 |   5.6 | 23,360 |   5.7 | 25,720 |   6.1 | 28,520 |   6.5 | 31,076 |   6.9
     Taiwan .............| 19,460 |   6.2 | 23,770 |   6.9 | 30,960 |   8.0 | 33,530 |   8.2 | 35,550 |   8.5 | 37,430 |   8.5 | 37,581 |   8.4
   South Central Asia ...| 14,540 |   4.7 | 25,800 |   7.5 | 38,840 |  10.0 | 42,370 |  10.4 | 46,810 |  11.2 | 50,430 |  11.5 | 48,941 |  10.9
     India ..............|  9,250 |   3.0 | 16,070 |   4.7 | 26,240 |   6.8 | 28,860 |   7.1 | 32,530 |   7.8 | 35,950 |   8.2 | 34,796 |   7.7
     Pakistan ...........|  2,990 |   1.0 |  5,440 |   1.6 |  7,070 |   1.8 |  7,730 |   1.9 |  8,120 |   1.9 |  8,020 |   1.8 |  7,299 |   1.6
   South East Asia ......| 28,450 |   9.1 | 50,310 |  14.6 | 41,950 |  10.8 | 41,440 |  10.2 | 40,510 |   9.7 | 41,830 |   9.5 | 44,461 |   9.9
     Indonesia ..........|  3,250 |   1.0 |  8,210 |   2.4 |  9,390 |   2.4 |  9,520 |   2.3 | 10,250 |   2.4 | 10,920 |   2.5 | 11,744 |   2.6
     Malaysia ...........|  6,010 |   1.9 | 23,020 |   6.7 | 14,110 |   3.6 | 13,610 |   3.3 | 12,650 |   3.0 | 12,660 |   2.9 | 13,718 |   3.1
     Philippines ........|    --- |   --- |  3,920 |   1.1 |  4,540 |   1.2 |  4,270 |   1.0 |  3,950 |   0.9 |  3,700 |   0.8 |  3,528 |   0.8
     Singapore ..........|    --- |   --- |  3,930 |   1.1 |  4,440 |   1.1 |  4,500 |   1.1 |  4,760 |   1.1 |  4,860 |   1.1 |  4,823 |   1.1
     Thailand ...........|  6,550 |   2.1 |  6,940 |   2.0 |  6,630 |   1.7 |  7,090 |   1.7 |  7,690 |   1.8 |  8,630 |   2.0 |  9,537 |   2.1
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Stateless\3\ ............|    240 |   0.1 |    190 |   0.1 |    110 | (\4\) |     80 | (\4\) |    120 | (\4\) |     80 | (\4\) |    100 | (\4\)
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SOURCE: Institute of International Education. Open Doors. various years; and unpublished data. (Latest edition copyright @1994 by the Institute of International Education. All rights reserved.) (This table was prepared March 1995.)