Overseas Students
(asked on 10th December 2015) - View Source
Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many foreign students were studying in UK universities in each of the last 10 years, and how many of those were from China.
The Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) collects and publishes statistics on students enrolled at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEI). The overall number of foreign and Chinese students (undergraduate and postgraduate) at UK HEIs is set out in the following table:
Higher Education Student Enrolments by Country of Domicile | ||||||||||
UK Higher Education Institutions | ||||||||||
Academic Years 2004/05 to 2013/14 | ||||||||||
2004/05 | 2005/06 | 2006/07 | 2007/08 | 2008/09 | 2009/10 | 2010/11 | 2011/12 | 2012/13 | 2013/14 | |
Mainland China | 52,675 | 50,755 | 49,595 | 45,355 | 47,035 | 56,990 | 67,325 | 78,715 | 83,790 | 87,895 |
Hong Kong | 10,780 | 9,445 | 9,640 | 9,700 | 9,600 | 9,945 | 10,440 | 11,335 | 13,065 | 14,725 |
Macao | 145 | 165 | 205 | 165 | 205 | 255 | 265 | 325 | 345 | 405 |
People's Republic of China | 63,600 | 60,365 | 59,440 | 55,220 | 56,840 | 67,190 | 78,030 | 90,375 | 97,200 | 103,025 |
EU | 93,995 | 99,985 | 105,410 | 112,150 | 117,660 | 125,045 | 130,120 | 132,550 | 125,290 | 125,300 |
Non-EU | 203,125 | 207,055 | 220,575 | 229,640 | 251,310 | 280,760 | 298,110 | 302,680 | 299,970 | 310,195 |
International | 297,120 | 307,040 | 325,985 | 341,790 | 368,970 | 405,805 | 428,230 | 435,230 | 425,260 | 435,495 |
Source: HESA Student Record | ||||||||||
Note: figures have been rounded to the nearest multiple of 5 | ||||||||||