Posted by: Bandhu September 10, 2005
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Check this out, Nepal ranked #2 in percentage annual increase in incoming students in US.
The Nation
Foreign Students' Countries of Origin, 2003-4
Country or territory Students 1-year change
India 79,736 +6.9%
China 61,765 -4.6%
South Korea 52,484 +1.9%
Japan 40,835 -11.2%
Canada 27,017 +1.9%
Taiwan 26,178 -6.6%
Mexico 13,329 +4.1%
Turkey 11,398 -1.7%
Thailand 8,937 -10.5%
Indonesia 8,880 -14.9%
Germany 8,745 -6.0%
Britain 8,439 +1.4%
Brazil 7,799 -7.0%
Colombia 7,533 -3.1%
Kenya 7,381 -6.1%
Hong Kong 7,353 -9.0%
Pakistan 7,325 -9.8%
France 6,818 -5.6%
Malaysia 6,483 -1.7%
Nigeria 6,140 +5.6%
Venezuela 5,575 +4.5%
Russia 5,532 -11.3%
Jamaica 4,994 +5.7%
Nepal 4,384 +17.6%
Morocco 4,341 +113.4%
Singapore 3,955 -5.6%
Peru 3,771 +11.7%
Bulgaria 3,734 +0.2%
Argentina 3,644 0.0%
Trinidad & Tobago 3,638 +16.3%
Spain 3,631 -0.1%
Saudi Arabia 3,521 -15.7%
Israel 3,474 -1.3%
Philippines 3,467 -3.0%
Romania 3,320 -2.6%
Italy 3,308 +0.6%
Ghana 3,288 +8.4%
Bangladesh 3,198 -11.1%
Vietnam 3,165 +16.3%
Sweden 3,116 -16.0%
Poland 2,913 +6.2%
Australia 2,706 -2.6%
Ecuador 2,345 -2.2%
Iran 2,321 +2.8%
Lebanon 2,179 -7.8%
Greece 2,126 -9.2%
Bahamas 2,030 +0.9%
Ukraine 2,004 -3.2%
Note: Includes only countries with more than 2,000 students in U.S. institutions.
SOURCE: Institute of International Education
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