Statistics 
It is estimated that every year there are up to one million
international students in the UK! The statistics below offer a breakdown
of this figure.
Higher Education
How many international students are there in Higher Education?
In 2004/5, there were 318,395 international students in UK Higher
Education.
In 2007/8 this had increased to 341,795 international students in
UK Higher Education.
These figures do not include international students in further
education, those studying at the hundreds of language schools in
the UK or visiting academics. It has been estimated that when you
include these categories, the number leaps up to an incredible one
million international students.
Postgraduate students 2007/08
| Total |
United Kingdom |
Other European Union |
Non-European Union |
501,135 |
333,655 |
42,285 |
125,200 |
Over 30% of postgraduate students in the UK are international.
Undergraduate students 2007/08
| Total |
United Kingdom |
Other European Union |
Non-European Union |
1,804,970 |
1,630,660 |
69,865 |
104,445 |
International students made up 10% of the undergraduate population
Where do international students come from?
Top 10 non-EU senders to UK Higher Education institutions
2007/08
1. China
2. India
3. USA
4. Nigeria
5. Malaysia
6. Hong Kong
7. Pakistan
8. Taiwan
9. Canada
10. Japan
Further Education
Where do international students in further education come
from?
Top 10 senders to UK Further Education institutions 2006/07
1. Poland
2. India
3. Ireland
4. China
5. Spain
6. Italy
7. France
8. Slovakia
9. Germany
10. Czech Republic
Further statistics and information are available from: www.ukcosa.org.uk/about/statistics_he.php.
(Figures are published by the Higher Education Statistics Agency)
Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) www.hesa.ac.uk
Source: HESA Student Record
© Higher Education Statistics Agency 2009
HESA cannot accept responsibility for any inferences or conclusions
derived from the data by third parties.
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