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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 2007.
Top five overseas nationalities per country as a % of total weeks, 2007
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UK |
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Korean 25.5%
Japanese 14.8%
Taiwanese 7%
Mexican 6.3%
Brazilian 6.2%
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Korean 13.2%
Italian 8.7%
Spanish 8%
Japanese 6.4%
French 5.2%
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| Canada |
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Australia |
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Korean 25.7%
Japanese 14.5%
Brazilian 11.7%
Chinese 8.4%
Mexican 8.3%
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Korean 28.5%
Japanese 12.7%
Chinese 9.3%
Brazilian 6.8%
Indian 5.4%
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| New Zealand |
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Ireland |
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Korean 28%
Japanese 23.8%
Swiss 8.1%
Chinese 5.3%
Saudi Arabian 5.2%
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Italian 36.1%
Spanish 25.4%
French 10.8%
Austrian 4.8%
German 4.8%
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South Africa |
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Spanish 18.2%
French 14.7%
German 13.4%
Russian 11.6%
Italian 9.6%
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German 16.6%
Swiss 14.3%
Saudi Arabian 8.9%
Chinese 7%
Turkish 6.9%
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Spain |
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US 12.6%
Swiss 12.4%
Japanese 11%
Italian 9.1%
Spanish 7%
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German 16%
Scandinavian & Finnish 14.1%
US 11.7%
British 11.5%
French 8.7%
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| Italy |
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German 22.5%
US 10.3%
Japanese 9.8%
Spanish 9.5%
Austrian 8.3%
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Student recruitment methods by country, 2007
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UK |
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Agents 38%
Internet 19%
Local bookings 19%
Other 24%
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Agents 61%
Internet 10%
Local bookings 9%
Other 20%
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Australia |
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Agents 56%
Internet 8%
Local bookings 14%
Other 22%
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Agents 75%
Internet 5%
Local bookings 10%
Other 10%
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| New Zealand |
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Ireland |
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Agents 78%
Internet 6%
Local bookings 11%
Other 5%
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Agents 74%
Internet 7%
Local bookings 7%
Other 12%
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South Africa |
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Agents 77%
Internet 6%
Local bookings 1%
Other 16%
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Agents 50%
Internet 7%
Local bookings 25%
Other 18%
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Spain |
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Agents 45%
Internet 21%
Local bookings 13%
Other 21%
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Agents 49%
Internet 16%
Local bookings 11%
Other 24%
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Agents 30%
Internet 26%
Local bookings 13%
Other 31%
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Average cost of a one-month language course by country in US$*
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Ireland 1,791
UK 1,477
France 1,218
USA 1,189
New Zealand 1,093
Australia 1,008
South Africa 964
Canada 907
Spain 809
Italy 754
Malta 742
*all prices converted using exchange rate of 15/06/2007.
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| Average length of stay by country |
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Canada 13.8 weeks
Australia 13 weeks
USA 12.1 weeks
UK 11.7 weeks
New Zealand 10.3 weeks
South Africa 8.1 weeks
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Ireland 5.7 weeks
France 5.6 weeks
Italy 3.7 weeks
Spain 3 weeks
Malta 2.7 weeks
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Observations
The countries that are most reliant on agencies for recruiting their international students are New Zealand, Malta, Australia and Ireland. Almost all the destinations in our Status survey had increased their agent usage in 2007, compared with the previous year. The biggest increase in agent usage was found in the USA and Australia, with the number of students recruited via this method increasing by 14 percentage points over the previous year in both countries (see LTM, March 08, page 57). South Africa too showed a large increase in this area, with student recruitment via agents increasing by 13 percentage points over the previous year.
The cost of studying in various destinations around the world had changed somewhat in 2007 compared with 2006, with Ireland now the most expensive destination, in US$ terms, overtaking the UK which was in second position. South Africa had also become more expensive, up from last position to seventh out of 11, while Malta remained good value for money at the bottom of the league table. Tuition in France had become more expensive and Canada seemed cheaper, with average tuition costs falling from US$1,126 to US$907.
Top student nationalities were variable across the study destinations but Korean students made the top source country in five different countries in 2007. Saudi Arabian students, who were included in the top five student source countries for the USA and New Zealand in 2006, did not feature in the USA’s results in 2007 but instead were the third-most populous nationality for South African schools.
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