The table illustrates the number of international students studying in Canada and the United States and the changes in percentage over a one-year period starting from 2002.
Looking from an overall perspective, it is readily apparent that the figures for all countries rose, with the exception of India students coming to the USA to study. Furthermore, the number of students going to the United States was significantly higher, while there was a more considerable growth in proportions in Canada.
The number of Chinese students persuing education in Canada registered the most significant increase in percentage, rising by 45%, from 5,400 in 2002 to 7,850 in 2003, whereas in the USA, this figure climbed by only 6% to 116,600 in 2003. There was a substantially fewer India students in Canada, accounting for 2,100 in 2002 and 2,835 in 2003, which recored a growth of 35%. In contrast, the number of students coming from India in the USA witnessed a decline of 9% from 200,000 to 182,000 during the period.
In Canada, the USA students grew by 9% to 5,450 while the Canada students in the US experienced a smaller increase of 7% to 33,170. The number of international students living in Canada saw a more dramatic rise of 17% to 70,004 in 2007, while the US’s total figure only climbed by 2% to end at 592,230.