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
|
