The tables give information about the number of international students studied in both nations, including Canada and the US by their country of origin between 2002 and 2003.
Overall, all 4 nations, which have international pupils in Canada increased; meanwhile, the number of students from India decreased in the US during the period. Moreover, China and India had the highest number of foreign students studied in Canada, while Canada and China also had the largest in the US.
In Canada, the number of overseas students from China ranked first, with 5.400 people, followed by the US and India, which was 5,000 and 2.100 people, respectively in the first year. After one year, the figure for international pupils from China increased quickly to 45% from 5.400 to 7.850 people. Similarly, this number in India saw a significant growth to 35%, which started at 2.100 in 2002 and ended at 2.836 students in 2003. Additionally, Canada saw a 9% rise in the number of the US students over the one-year period, with figures climbing to 5.450 in 2003. The total number of all international students from three nations increased significantly to 17% from 59.870 in 2002 to 70.004 students in 2003.
In the US, the number of students from India topped the table, with 200,000 people, followed by China and Canada was 110,000 and only 31,000 people, respectively in 2002. In the final year, the number of international students from India saw a slow decline to 9%, from 200,000 to 182,000 people; meanwhile this number in China increased slightly to 6%, which started at 110,000 and ended at 116,600 pupils. Moreover, the US saw a 7% rise in the number of Canada students over the one-year period, with figures climbing to 33,170 people in 2003, and the overall number of students from three countries also rose slowly to 2%, from 581,600 to 592,230 learners.