asked 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.
The 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.
| 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 |
| 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.