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Table C.1.1
Student mobility and foreign students in tertiary education, and average annual growth rate for foreign enrolments, Canada and jurisdictions, 2007
| Student mobility | Foreign enrolments | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International students1 as a percentage of all tertiary enrolment | Foreign students2 as a percentage of all tertiary enrolment | 2007/2001, average annual growth rate3 | |||||||
| Total tertiary | ISCED 5B (Tertiary-type B programmes) |
ISCED 5A (Tertiary-type A programmes) | ISCED 6 (Advanced research programmes) | Total tertiary | ISCED 5B (Tertiary-type B programmes) |
ISCED 5A (Tertiary-type A programmes) | ISCED 6 (Advanced research programmes) | ||
| percentage | rate | ||||||||
| OECD average3, 4 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 6.8 | 18.2 | 8.5 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 21.1 | 13.1 |
| Canada5 | 6.2 | 3.5 | 6.8 | 20.2 | 13.0 | 9.8 | 13.4 | 38.6 | 7.6 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 33.1 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 7.4 | 48.2 | 14.7 |
| Prince Edward Island | 10.8 | 20.5 | 6.2 | 45.5 | 12.1 | 20.7 | 7.8 | 63.6 | 23.7 |
| Nova Scotia | 7.5 | 1.7 | 8.8 | 17.4 | 9.2 | 2.4 | 10.6 | 30.6 | 7.2 |
| New Brunswick | 8.7 | 1.4 | 10.4 | 23.7 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 11.9 | 36.7 | 6.7 |
| Quebec | 5.5 | 1.8 | 7.5 | 18.2 | 13.4 | 9.0 | 15.0 | 38.7 | 9.1 |
| Ontario | 5.8 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 19.4 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 14.0 | 36.7 | 8.7 |
| Manitoba | 6.9 | 1.0 | 7.7 | 28.9 | 10.4 | 2.1 | 11.6 | 45.4 | 13.9 |
| Saskatchewan | 4.6 | 0.3 | 5.3 | 34.6 | 7.2 | 3.6 | 7.3 | 48.4 | 0.6 |
| Alberta | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 21.4 | 10.6 | 10.6 | 9.3 | 40.4 | 8.4 |
| British Columbia | 8.6 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 23.6 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 15.4 | 41.4 | 2.0 |
| Yukon | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Northwest Territories | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nunavut | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 0 true zero or a value rounded to zero 1. Those who, for the specific purpose of pursuing their education, go to a country other than their country of residence or the country in which they were previously educated. These students may be defined on the basis of either the country of which they were permanent residents or the country in which they were previously educated (regardless of their nationality). In Canada, for the purpose of measuring student mobility, international students are defined on the basis of their country of residence; the concept includes students who are not Canadian citizens and who do not hold a permanent residency permit in Canada. 2. Those who are educated in a country for which they do not hold citizenship. In Canada, as in other countries, this concept covers all students who are not Canadian citizens (it therefore includes permanent residents). 3. The OECD uses 2008 and 2000 to calculate the average annual growth rate. 4. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators, Table C2.1, Student mobility and foreign students in tertiary education (2000, 2008), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's 31 member countries. Please see the OECD's Web site at www.oecd.org. 5. Excludes private institutions. The most recent data available for Canada and its jurisdictions are for 2007; these estimates were submitted to the OECD and will be included in its average figures for 2008. Sources: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2010: OECD Indicators. |
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