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Global comparison
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In our global comparison article, we provide a breakdown of results from our Status surveys over the past year. In this article, it is possible to compare the nationality breakdown for international students across the major language teaching markets in the world for 2004.
Top five overseas nationalities per country as a % of total weeks, 2004
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UK |
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Japanes 22.2%
Korean 18.7%
Taiwanese 8.7%
Chinese 5.1%
Brazilian 4.2%
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Japanes 14%
Korean 8.6%
Chinese 8.3%
Italian 5.3%
Spanish 5.2%
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| Canada |
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Australia |
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Korean 18.8%
Japanese 15.5%
Chinese 14.7%
Mexican 11.8%
Taiwanese 5.2%
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Chinese 26%
Japanese 17.7%
Korean 17.7%
Taiwanese 4.7%
Thai 4.4%
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Ireland |
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Japanese 30.1%
Korean 21.7%
Swiss 17%
Chinese 8%
Taiwanese 3.9%
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French 14%
Korean 11.4%
Chinese 10.7%
German 10.4%
Spanish 8.8% |
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South Africa |
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German 10.4%
Italian 14.4%
Austrian 9.7%
French 9.1%
Russian 4.5%
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German 19%
Swiss 12.3%
Korean 8%
French 8%
Brazilian 7.4%
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Spain |
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US 23.4%
British 9.5%
Spanish 8.9%
Korean 7.6%
Dutch 4.5%
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Scandinavian/Finnish 22.3%
US 19%
German 15.7%
British 10.2%
Dutch 3.8%
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Swiss 14.1%
Japanese 13.8%
US 10%
German 9.1%
British 6.9%
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Student recruitment methods by country, 2004
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UK |
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Agents 48%
Other means 25%
Internet 16%
Local bookings 11%
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Agents 35%
Other means 33%
Internet 18%
Local bookings 14%
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Australia |
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Agents 59%
Other means 20%
Internet 13%
Local bookings 8%
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Agents 65%
Other means 17%
Internet 11%
Local bookings 7%
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| NZ |
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Ireland |
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Agents 68%
Other means 18%
Internet 10.5%
Local bookings 3.5%
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Agents 49%
Other means 25%
Internet 16%
Local bookings 10%
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South Africa |
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Agents 67%
Other means 19%
Internet 8%
Local bookings 6%
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Agents 56%
Other means 15%
Internet 15%
Local bookings 14%
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Spain |
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Agents 51%
Other means 25%
Internet 20%
Local bookings 4%
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Agents 34%
Other means 31%
Internet 20%
Local bookings 15%
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Agents 41%
Other means 27%
Internet 23%
Local bookings 9%
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Average cost of a one-month language course by country in US$*
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UK 1578
USA 1044
Canada 887
Australia 842
New Zealand 875
Ireland 1020
Malta 703
South Africa 847
France 976
Spain 656
Italy 698
*all prices converted using exchange rates on page 7.
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All figures relate to 2004 data: Australia: Total student weeks represented were 252,509 across 17 organisations Canada: Total student weeks represented were 367,024 across 34 organisations France: Total student weeks represented were 55,782 across seven organisations Ireland: Total student weeks represented were 24,444 across 10 organisations Italy: Total student weeks represented were 61,157 across 15 organisations Malta: Total student weeks represented were 86,919 across 12 organisations New Zealand: Total student weeks represented were 49,894 across 12 organisations South Africa: Total student weeks represented were 36,013, across eight organisations Spain: Total student weeks represented were 206,563 across 17 organisations UK: Total student weeks represented were 362,312 across 26 organisations USA: Total student weeks represented were 259,208 across 25 organisations
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