Students Studying

Abroad
From Where Do Students Studying
Abroad Come?
 Students Studying Abroad, By Region of Origin, 2001-2002

0% 3% 0%
1% 1%
5% 1%
6% 2%
East Africa
Central Africa
3%
North Africa
Southern Africa
W est Africa
9% East Asia
South & Central Asia
35% Southeast Asia
MIDDLE EAST
5% Eastern Europe
W estern Europe
Central America/Mexico
South America
7% NORTH AMERICA
OCEANIA
Stateless
7%

15%
 Countries with the Most Students Studying Abroad, 2001-2002

80,000

70,000
66,836
63,211

60,000

49,046
50,000
46,810

40,000

30,000 28,930
26,514

20,000

12,518 12,091 11,614 11,606

10,000

0
India China Korea, Japan Taiwan Canada Mexico Turkey Indonesia Thailand
Republic of
 Students Studying Abroad By Country, 2001-2002

Over half of all students studying abroad come from one of ten countries.

12%

11%
India
China
Korea, Republic of
43%
Japan
Taiwan
Canada
8% Mexico
Turkey
Indonesia
Thailand
Other

8%

5%

2% 5%
2% 2% 2%
 Percentage Change In Region's Number of Students Studying Abroad
Betw een 2000-2001 and 2001-2002

25.0

20.0

15.0
Percent Change

10.0

5.0

0.0

-5.0

-10.0
Where Do Students Studying
Abroad Go?
 Most Popular Study Abroad Destinations, By Decade

3000000

United States
2500000 Federal Republic of Germany and West Berlin
France
Number of Foreign Students Studying in Country

United Kingdom
Lebanon
Austria
2000000 Switzerland
Canada
U.S.S.R
Arab Republic of Eqypt
Argentina
Holy See
1500000
Japan
Australia
Italy
Spain
Belgium
1000000 Syria
Turkey
India
Philippines
Australia
500000

0
1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999
 Study Abroad Destinations By Decade Using Smaller Scale

350000

300000
Number of Foreign Students Studying In Country

Lebanon
Austria
250000
Switzerland
Canada
U.S.S.R
Arab Republic of Eqypt
200000 Argentina
Holy See
Japan
Australia
Italy
150000 Spain
Belgium
Syria
Turkey
India
100000

50000

0
1960-1969 1970-1979 1980-1989 1990-1999
 US Students Study Abroad Destinations, 2000-2001

35,000

30,289
30,000

25,000
Number of Students

20,000

16,127 16,016

15,000

11,905

10,000
8,360 8,066

5,116
5,000 3,973 3,641
2,942 2,618 2,396
1,754 1,635

0
 Sources:
• Slides 2-6: “International Students by Place of
Origin 2001/2002”, Institute of International
Education

• Slides 8-9: “UNESCO Statistical Yearbooks

1960s-1990s”, United Nations Educational,
Scientific and Cultural Ogranization

• Slide 10: “Host Region and Countries of U.S.

Study Abroad Students, Academic Year 1999/00
& 2000/01”, Institute of International Education