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canada Top international student nationalities

20000 chinese KoreAn vietnAmese germAn
The data for international JApAnese BrAziliAn mexicAn spAnish
students studying in one of
the country’s public school 15000
districts is only available up to Source: CAPS-I
the 2019/20 academic year so it
is difficult to gauge the full effect 10000
of the Covid-19 pandemic on
enrolments. The data for 2019/20
showed a decline in numbers of 5000
9.5 per cent on the previous year.
Colleen Hannah from Mission
Public Schools says that their total 0 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20
full-time international student
numbers are down by about half 50000 Number of international student enrolments
of pre-pandemic projections.
She cites paperwork, closed visa
offices and a lack of homestay
families as the biggest barriers 40000
to enrolments currently. “Getting
study permits, visas, biometrics
and sometimes transcripts etc.
because [the students’] schools 30000
are closed,” she explains. 2014/15 2015/16 2016/17 2017/18 2018/19 2019/20

uK 10000 Top international student nationalities

chinese hong Kong russiAn germAn spAnish nigeriAn
Borders largely remained open 8000
in the UK during 2020 and
international students studying
at independent schools in the 6000 Source: ISC census
UK declined by just 16 per cent
between the beginning of 2020 4000
and 2021. Sam Hollingshead at
Bath Academy www.bathacademy. 2000
co.uk in the UK says, “In August
last year, it was anticipated that 0
we would have 50 per cent less 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
students starting in September
2020, than in September 2019. Number of international student enrolments
Interestingly, we received 30000
last-minute applications for
students who wanted to start
online between September and
December. This year, applications 25000
are high and the numbers
look promising. However, the
government’s ‘List of Countries’
and travel permissions will 20000
determine final numbers.” 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

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