The two tables compare the number of foreign (Indian,Chinese,Canadian and the American) students who studied in Canada and USA in the period of 2002 and 2003.
In Canada, approximately sixty thousand of international students studied in 2002, which almost ten thousand less than in 2003 studends. The most dramatic increases were seen in Chinese and Indian students, which the number of Chinese students were 5400 in 2002, rose to just under 7900 in 2003, showing a 45% increase, which is over 10% higher than the growth rate for Indian students. The number of American students mostly unchanged throughout the period, at 5000 and 5450 in 2002 and 2003 respectively.
In USA, the total number of international students almost remained constant, just 2% of growth in 2003. Chine and Canada illustated an upward trend, almost the same 6% and 7% of rose respectively. India accounted for 200 thousand of student in 2002, decreased to 182 thousand in 2003, making it the only country to experience a downward trend.