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Entry Clearances: Overseas Students

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



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8 July 2008 : Column 1443W
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

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

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

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

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

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