Mr. Amess:
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many overseas students have been granted visas to study in the United Kingdom in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) age, (b) sex and (c) nationality. [216197]
Mr. Byrne:
The information requested is set out in the following tables.
Please note that it is not possible to break down the data for the financial year 2003-04.
Student visas issued 2003-04
Number
Total number of student visas issued in FY 2003-04
146538
Student visas issued 2004-08, by age
Financial Year
Age
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Grand total
Over 18
159,258
167,559
183,391
187,940
698,148
Under 18
26,818
30,282
36,395
33,326
126,821
Grand total
186,076
197,841
219,786
221,266
824,969
Student visas issued 2004-08, by gender
Financial Year
Gender
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Grand t otal
Female
85,911
92,162
99,265
100,537
377,875
Male
100,130
105,660
120,497
120,715
447,002
Unknown
20
17
12
10
59
Indeterminate
15
2
12
4
33
Grand Total
186,076
197,841
219,786
221,266
824,969
Student visas issued 2004-08, by nationality
Financial Year
Nationality
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
Grand total
Afghanistan
52
73
119
97
341
Albania
278
319
482
522
1,601
Algeria
309
266
434
497
1,506
Andorra
1
5
3
9
Angola
269
351
390
379
1,389
Anguilla
—
—
—
0
0
Antigua and Barbuda
7
10
24
18
59
Argentina
139
186
210
216
751
Armenia
142
141
194
187
664
Australia
764
757
771
877
3,169
Austria
—
—
—
1
1
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Azerbaijan
451
470
523
587
2,031
Bahamas
39
75
101
84
299
Bahrain
580
548
637
645
2,410
Bangladesh
2,237
2,976
3,531
3,691
12,435
Barbados
118
177
158
132
585
Belarus
568
701
811
829
2,909
Belgium
—
—
—
1
1
Belize
4
16
17
19
56
Benin
31
36
39
26
132
Bermuda
—
1
1
—
2
Bhutan
18
14
17
15
64
Bolivia
91
123
138
90
442
Bosnia and Herzegovina
162
171
133
138
604
Botswana
257
260
357
388
1,262
Brazil
1,078
4,421
3,621
4,271
13,391
British Citizen
4
2
1
1
8
British Dependent Territories
—
0
0
1
1
British National Overseas
3,784
3,369
3,032
2,808
12,993
British Overseas Citizen
2
6
6
5
19
British Subject
1
0
0
—
1
Brunei
405
541
659
907
2,512
Bulgaria
682
644
653
1
1,980
Burkina
17
18
17
11
63
Burma (Myanmar)
287
348
318
407
1,360
Burundi
11
3
9
10
33
Cambodia
40
28
35
43
146
Cameroon
455
426
437
590
1,908
Canada
2,235
2,458
2,563
2,964
10,220
Cape Verde
8
8
10
45
71
Cayman Islands
—
2
0
1
3
Central African Republic
8
2
6
2
18
Chad
12
7
11
14
44
Chile
220
270
351
430
1,271
China
21,489
18,449
21,408
25,186
86,532
Colombia
2,673
2,782
3,367
4,660
13,482
Comoros
4
5
1
1
11
Congo
90
46
88
70
294
Costa Rica
2
17
24
28
71
Croatia
710
791
193
195
1,889
Cuba
45
46
70
52
213
Cyprus
52
53
20
17
142
Czech Republic
1
1
2
Democratic Rep of Congo
55
62
60
60
237
Denmark
—
—
—
0
0
Djibouti
5
8
9
12
34
Dominica
18
35
28
19
100
Dominican Republic
33
31
43
42
149
Ecuador
445
408
456
440
1749
Egypt
570
536
1,300
1,159
3,565
El Salvador
11
19
14
14
58
Equatorial Guinea
16
10
20
31
77
Eritrea
26
17
19
9
71
Ethiopia
152
156
121
135
564
Fiji
14
16
16
17
63
Gabon
41
30
56
40
167
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Gambia
444
449
431
405
1729
Georgia
569
540
655
742
2506
Germany
—
0
2
1
3
Ghana
1,829
1,010
1,236
921
4,996
Gibraltar
—
—
—
0
0
Greece
—
—
—
2
2
Grenada
21
40
47
27
135
Guatemala
12
19
20
21
72
Guinea
92
91
68
61
312
Guinea-Bissau
12
10
17
14
53
Guyana
74
87
91
75
327
Haiti
15
13
15
9
52
Honduras
4
10
8
17
39
Hong Kong
2,077
2,058
2,329
2,572
9,036
Hungary
1
1
—
0
2
Iceland
—
1
—
1
2
India
17,591
19,891
22,129
23,293
82,904
Indonesia
864
671
694
672
2,901
Iran
1,303
1,654
2,064
2,316
7,337
Iraq
130
255
320
447
1,152
Ireland
—
1
0
0
1
Israel
813
1920
663
316
3,712
Italy
—
—
—
1
1
Ivory Coast
213
103
159
131
606
Jamaica
227
224
185
212
848
Japan
8,750
8,559
8,053
6,486
31,848
Jordan
898
904
1,005
974
3,781
Kazakhstan
4,407
5,032
6,365
4,323
20,127
Kenya
1,074
875
985
931
3,865
Kiribati
1
1
1
—
3
Korea (North)
10
6
3
3
22
Kuwait
773
725
893
1,064
3,455
Kyrgyzstan
220
302
382
269
1,173
Laos
10
14
5
2
31
Latvia
1
—
—
1
2
Lebanon
414
395
390
330
1,529
Lesotho
10
11
21
10
52
Liberia
8
9
9
13
39
Libya
2,759
3,262
3,590
2,544
12,155
Lithuania
1
—
—
1
2
Macau
40
77
90
108
315
Macedonia
135
222
179
211
747
Madagascar
28
28
27
25
108
Malawi
315
501
399
554
1,769
Malaysia
4,784
4,642
4,668
5,473
19,567
Maldives
12
89
89
89
279
Mali
30
15
31
41
117
Mauritania
15
23
32
30
100
Mauritius
1,353
1,552
1,146
907
4,958
Mexico
1,120
1,276
1,344
1,574
5,314
Moldova
209
216
184
115
724
Monaco
—
2
3
2
7
Mongolia
185
208
321
931
1,645
Morocco
594
416
439
367
1,816
Mozambique
61
53
34
27
175
Namibia
43
31
45
30
149
Nauru
—
0
0
0
0
Nepal
428
621
927
1,095
3,071
Netherlands
—
—
—
1
1
New Zealand
155
155
141
212
663
Nicaragua
5
3
11
9
28
Niger
14
16
19
11
60
Nigeria
8,175
6,958
7,612
8,484
31,229
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None
8
8
1
4
21
Norway
—
—
1
—
1
Oman
1,177
1,023
1,227
1,161
4,588
Pakistan
11,156
9,383
12,209
9,544
42,292
Palestinian Authority
94
80
121
77
372
Panama
7
24
23
35
89
Papua New Guinea
13
11
6
3
33
Paraguay
9
12
19
25
65
Peru
401
405
473
437
1,716
Philippines
1,708
1,272
907
2,050
5,937
Pitcairn Islands
—
—
—
0
0
Poland
2
—
0
0
2
Portugal
0
—
—
—
0
Qatar
432
532
712
925
2,601
Refugee (Art 1 1951 Convention)
17
12
10
7
46
Romania
855
963
682
2
2,502
Russia
10,338
14,014
22,368
20,947
67,667
Rwanda
50
59
61
74
244
San Marino
1
2
2
2
7
Sao Tome And Principe
25
49
46
5
125
Saudi Arabia
3,349
3,717
4,732
7,535
19,333
Senegal
69
74
124
154
421
Seychelles
1
—
2
2
5
Sierra Leone
234
217
275
192
918
Singapore
1,019
885
1,056
1,006
3,966
Slovakia
2
0
1
—
3
Solomon Islands
5
1
2
2
10
Somalia
15
3
4
4
26
South Africa
451
522
500
473
1946
South Korea
7,447
8,332
7,071
6,577
29,427
Soviet Union
—
—
—
1
1
Spain
1
0
0
—
1
Sri Lanka
1,823
1,930
2,572
2,516
8,841
St. Helena
0
—
—
—
0
St. Kitts And Nevis
9
12
20
11
52
St. Lucia
55
97
81
62
295
St. Vincent
18
53
62
40
173
Stateless (Art 1 1951 Convention)
59
41
37
28
165
Sudan
585
651
430
398
2064
Surinam
2
6
2
3
13
Swaziland
38
31
18
21
108
Sweden
0
—
—
0
0
Switzerland
—
0
2
0
2
Syria
668
772
877
615
2,932
Taiwan
9,214
9,575
9,415
6,647
34,851
Tajikistan
53
100
91
66
310
Tanzania
786
932
1,100
926
3,744
Thailand
4,875
5,095
5,042
4,325
19,337
Togo
36
14
31
20
101
Tonga
—
6
3
5
14
Trinidad And Tobago
381
439
468
483
1,771
Tunisia
125
144
272
472
1,013
Turkey
4,599
8,052
9,003
7,881
29,535
Turkmenistan
290
432
203
171
1,096
Turks And Caicos Islands
—
—
—
1
1
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Tuvalu
0
1
—
0
1
Uganda
859
592
527
566
2544
Ukraine
1,678
1,370
1,717
1,738
6,503
United Arab Emirates
1,310
1,080
1,120
1,270
4,780
United Nations
4
2
2
11
19
United States
8,815
8,950
9,258
11,800
38,823
Unknown
97
117
116
89
419
Unspecified Nationality
183
142
130
255
710
Uruguay
13
17
22
27
79
Uzbekistan
414
830
1359
865
3,468
Vanuatu
1
—
—
0
1
Venezuela
125
378
519
785
1,807
Vietnam
1,401
1,437
1,575
1,941
6,354
Western Samoa
2
3
0
1
6
Yemen
321
275
303
285
1,184
Yugoslavia
1,510
1,460
1,149
1,112
5,231
Zambia
512
474
456
571
2,013
Zimbabwe
784
741
459
372
2,356
Grand total
186,076
197,841
219,786
221,266
824,969
Notes:
1. Data for FY 2003-04 is taken from published Entry Clearance Statistics
2. Data for April 2004 - March 2008 was taken from the Central Reference System on 2 July 2008
3.This data is provisional and unpublished and should be treated as such
