Foreign students enrolled in institutions of higher education in the United States, by contin

2004-05 through 2007-08

Continent, region, and 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
country of origin Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent Number

Total 563,308 100.0 564,766 100.0 582,984 100.0 623,805

Africa 36,100 6.4 36,308 6.4 35,802 6.1 35,654
Asia 325,112 57.7 327,785 58.0 344,495 59.1 380,465
Europe 85,409 15.2 84,697 15.0 82,731 14.2 83,981
Latin America 66,087 11.7 64,769 11.5 64,579 11.1 64,473
Middle East 17,448 3.1 17,806 3.2 22,321 3.8 24,755
North America 28,634 5.1 28,699 5.1 28,756 4.9 29,472
Oceania 4,481 0.8 4,702 0.8 4,300 0.7 5,005
Australia 2,659 0.5 2,806 0.5 2,797 0.5 3,088
ted States, by continent, region, and selected countries of origin: Selected years,

2007-08
Percent

100.0
5.7
61.0
13.5
10.3
4.0
4.7
0.8
0.5