Select Committee on Education and Skills Written Evidence


Supplementary memorandum submitted by the British Council

  Below is a table summarising students in UK Higher Education from the Middle East and Near East and North Africa (NENA).

  The average growth rate for the two regions is 5%, which is higher than the average growth for non-EU students in UK (2%). Also enclosed is a split between the EU and non-EU students, so one can see the difference in the growth rate (overall, the Middle East region is one of the regions with highest growth).


Country
2004-05
2005-06
Growth (%)

NENA
Algeria
545
465
-14
Jordan
1,295
1,355
4
Lebanon
585
635
8
Libya
1,310
1,245
-5
Morocco
195
215
11
Syria
500
480
-4
Tunisia
65
80
18
Egypt
1,010
975
-3
Middle East
Yemen
240
165
-31
Bahrain
965
990
2
Iraq
180
245
37
Kuwait
885
980
10
Oman
1,160
1,140
-1
Qatar
510
515
1
Saudi Arabia
2,445
2,765
13
United Arab Emirates
1,810
2,085
15
Total
13,700
14,335
5%


  Source:

  HESA Student Record

  © British Council

  The EU growth has been primarily driven by the new accession states (10 countries joined in 2005, hence their students would refer as EU students vs. non-EU, as they were previously referred to).


Domicile Marker
2004-05
2005-06
Growth (%)

EU
115,230
121,730
6
Other overseas
229,105
234,350
2
Total
344,335
356,080
3


  Source:

  HESA Student Record

  © British Council

July 2007





 
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