§ Mr. Sheermanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will publish details of the number of students from overseas currently studying in British universities; from which countries they come; and if he will give comparative figures for the academic years 1979–80, 1980–81, and 1981–82.
§ Mr. WaldegraveThe number of students from overseas studying in British Universities in 1982–83 is not yet available. The number of overseas students for previous years is given in the following table.
The definition used in the calculation of the figures for 1980–81 and 1981–82 was that referred to in statistical bulletin 19/81—a student who is charged fees at the overseas rate or is domiciled in a European Community country other than the United Kingdom. The 1979–80 figures are in respect of those charged overseas fees. A copy of the bulletin is in the Library.
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Numbers of overseas students in universities in Great Britain by country of domicile 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Commonwealth/Dependencies Antigua 4 6 4 Australia 559 395 351 Bahamas 14 12 7 Bangladesh 211 160 184 Barbados 76 60 60 Belize 7 3 3 Bermuda 10 15 16 Botswana 49 48 85 Brunei 181 212 192 Canada 708 588 474 Cayman Islands 1 3 5 Cyprus 592 592 544 Dominica 10 10 4 Falkland Islands 2 2 1 Fiji 14 19 21 Gambia 23 20 30 Ghana 281 237 250 Gibraltar 75 99 92 Grenada 7 8 5 Guyana 99 71 58 Hong Kong 2,003 2,270 2,525 India 528 464 433 Jamaica 59 42 41 Kenya 450 440 430 Kiribati 3 4 7 Leeward Islands* 1 1 1 Lesotho 22 23 35 Malawi 104 123 141 Malaysia 5,165 4,962 4,608 Malta 117 98 77 Mauritius 319 282 232 Monserrat — 2 4 New Zealand 143 127 113 Nigeria 1,308 1,563 1,949 Papua New Guinea 22 24 15 St. Kitts-Nevis 3 6 1 St. Lucia 10 4 10 St. Vincent 5 1 3 Seychelles 17 9 16 Sierra Leone 109 77 99 Singapore 1,003 996 825 Solomon Islands 4 4 4 Sri Lanka 368 298 261 584W
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Swaziland 27 31 52 Tanzania 224 274 270 Tonga 4 3 3 Trinidad and Tobago 115 115 107 Turks and Caicos Islands — — 1 Uganda 107 118 112 Vanuatu 2 — 1 Virgin Islands (British) 1 2 3 Western Samoa — — 1 Windward Islands* — — 1 Zambia 252 250 272 Zimbabwe 555 406 380 Sub-Total 15,973 15,579 15,419 Non-Commonwealth Afghanistan 19 6 3 Algeria 474 498 488 Andorra 1 2 — Angola (see also Cape Verde/Guinea Bissau) — 3 1 Argentina 62 62 62 Austria 23 24 20 Bahrein 52 49 63 Belgium 83 219 205 Bhutan 5 — 1 Bolivia 5 6 5 Brazil 452 438 364 Bulgaria 3 6 5 Burma 17 17 13 Burundi 3 4 4 Cameroon 52 80 94 Cape Verde/Guinea Bissau† 2 3 1 Central African Republic 2 — — Chad — — 2 Chile 130 65 35 China 66 151 155 Colombia 96 81 71 Congo — 1 3 Costa Rica 14 36 17 Cuba 3 2 1 Czechoslovakia 3 2 2 Denmark 70 70 66 Djibouti — — 1 Dominican Republic 6 6 6 Ecuador 17 16 5 Egypt 428 296 345 El Salvador 3 7 2 Ethiopia 69 61 70 Finland 42 33 27 France 191 336 286 French West Indies — — 1 Germany, Democratic Republic 2 — — Germany, Federal Republic 711 957 873 Greece 1,662 1,411 1,551 Guatemala 7 3 1 Guinea — — 1 Haiti 1 — — Honduras 5 6 3 Hungary 7 5 4 Iceland 94 78 60 Indonesia 191 169 147 Iran 1,414 995 702 Iraq 1,356 1,298 1,228 Ireland, Republic 145 271 261 Israel 147 129 106 Italy 237 308 297 Ivory Coast 11 8 6 Japan 287 284 263 Jordan 467 439 426 Kampuchea 2 1 1 Korea 70 74 70 Korea, North 3 1 1 Kuwait 171 167 174 Lebanon 153 152 158 Liberia 10 10 11 Libya 140 132 143
1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 Luxembourg 28 39 51 Madagascar 2 — — Maldive Islands 1 — — Mali 7 7 13 Mauritania 2 2 1 Mexico 357 354 392 Mongolia 3 4 4 Morocco 34 43 35 Mozambique 3 6 6 Namibia 4 9 16 Nepal 39 59 44 Netherlands 153 229 247 Netherlands, Antilles 6 5 3 New Guinea — — 4 Nicaragua 2 3 1 Niger 5 4 6 Norway 326 251 255 Oman 17 14 10 Pakistan 471 410 391 Panama 9 14 11 Paraguay 3 1 2 Peru 58 48 43 Phillipines 43 38 35 Portugal 218 200 178 Poland 25 22 14 Puerto Rico 3 4 8 Qatar 15 13 10 Romania 1 1 1 Rwanda 1 1 — Samoa (US) 2 1 — Saudi Arabia 207 231 253 Senegal 5 3 7 Somali Republic 16 18 28 South Africa 340 279 235 Spain 138 123 97 Sudan 567 599 629 Surinam 1 2 — Sweden 61 53 27 Switzerland 163 138 117 Syria 138 125 113 Taiwan 79 80 87 Thailand 185 168 141 Tibet 1 — — Togo 4 1 1 Tunisia 7 7 11 Turkey 634 457 309 United Arab Emirates 29 32 36 Uruguay 13 10 11 Upper Volta 1 1 2 United States of America 2,459 2,025 1,900 USSR 13 10 10 Venezuela 414 373 259 Vietnam 12 5 3 West Indies* 11 5 4 Yemen Arab Republic 24 30 30 Yemen, People's Democratic Republic 6 1 7 Yugoslavia 36 25 30 Zaire 10 10 25 Stateless 2 — 3 Unknown 16 12 12 Sub-total 18,887 17,666 16,339 Grand Totals† 34,860 33,245 31,758 * Unspecified.
† Also includes any students from Sao Tome and Principe and, in 1979–80, any students from Angola.
‡ Including students with a United Kingdom domicile but who are charged overseas rate of fee.