A quick glance at the six pie charts depicts the proportions of methods used by international students when booking online English courses in Australia, the USA, and Canada in 2009 and 2010.
By and large, what stands out from the diagrams is that arrival booking and pre-booked with agent were the most dominant methods, while internet and other methods accounted for smaller shares overall. Canada recorded a notably high percentage of arrival bookings in 2009, whereas pre-booking with agents became more prominent in 2010. In contrast, the USA showed a more balanced distribution across both years.
In terms of taking a look at the noteworthy data from the pie charts for Australia, arrival bookings increased slightly from 26% in 2009 to 30% in 2010. Meanwhile, bookings made via the internet rose significantly, reaching 39% in 2010, overtaking other methods. By comparison, pre-booked with agent declined sharply from 27% to 11%, while other methods fell marginally.
With regards to enunciating the modifications observed in the USA and Canada, the USA maintained relatively stable figures across both years, with all four methods ranging between 23% and 28%. Notably, arrival booking remained one of the lowest options in both years. In Canada, however, arrival booking dominated in 2009 at 45%, before dropping to 26% in 2010, while pre-booked with agent rose markedly from 22% to 35%, becoming the most popular method.