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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Oct 2.
Published in final edited form as: J Econ Perspect. 2021 Winter;35(1):163–184. doi: 10.1257/jep.35.1.163

Table 1—

International Students Enrolled in Post-Secondary Intuitions by Destination Country

Panel A—Students from China
Year 2000 2010 2017
Australia 5,008 87,588 128,498
Canada 4,701 26,298 66,161
U.K. 6,158 55,496 96,543
U.S. 50,281 126,498 321,625
Panel B—Students from India
Year 2000 2010 2017
Australia 4,578 20,429 51,976
Canada 969 5,868 32,616
U.K. 3,962 38,205 16,421
U.S. 39,084 103,968 142,618
Panel C—Students from South Korea
Year 2000 2010 2017
Australia 2,361 7,311 8,316
Canada 1,116 4,320 5,277
U.K. 2,165 4,347 5,157
U.S. 38,026 71,514 56,186

Notes: UNESCO/UIS, 2018. Numbers depict total number of international students enrolled across all degree statuses (undergraduate and graduate) in 2000, 2010, and 2017.