Table C.1.1
International students in tertiary education and distribution of international enrolments, by level of tertiary education, Canada and provinces, 2009

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Table C.1.1
International students in tertiary education and distribution of international enrolments, by level of tertiary education, Canada and provinces, 2009
Table summary
 This table displays the results of international students in tertiary education and distribution of international enrolments international students as a percentage of all tertiary enrolment, 2009/2001, average annual growth rate, total tertiary, distribution of international students by level of tertiary education, total tertiary, isced 5b (tertiary-type b programmes), isced 5a (tertiary-type a programmes) and isced 6 (advanced research programmes), calculated using percent and rate units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  International studentsNote 1 as a percentage of all tertiary enrolment 2009/2001, average annual growth rate, total tertiary Distribution of international students by level of tertiary education
Total tertiary ISCED 5B
(Tertiary-type B programmes)		 ISCED 5A (Tertiary-type A programmes) ISCED 6 (Advanced research programmes) ISCED 5B
(Tertiary-type B programmes)		 ISCED 5A (Tertiary-type A programmes) ISCED 6 (Advanced research programmes)
percent rate percent
OECD averageNote 2 8.0 6.0 7.8 21.1 .. 12.1 78.6 11.2
Canada 6.6 4.3 7.1 20.5 8.3 19.6 71.2 9.2
Newfoundland and Labrador 5.4 4.3 4.9 31.0 14.5 24.2 61.4 14.5
Prince Edward Island 15.1 25.5 7.9 50.0 28.3 68.5 31.2 0.3
Nova Scotia 7.3 1.1 9.0 15.1 6.3 3.4 93.6 3.0
New Brunswick 9.6 1.5 11.6 24.7 6.7 3.5 92.1 4.4
Quebec 6.1 2.4 7.9 19.3 6.9 16.0 71.7 12.2
Ontario 6.2 5.6 5.9 17.5 11.5 25.2 66.6 8.2
Manitoba 7.6 1.5 8.4 34.6 16.4 3.6 87.8 8.6
SaskatchewanNote 3 4.6 0.6 5.3 12.5 4.4 2.7 90.5 6.9
Alberta 5.9 5.0 5.4 27.5 8.8 26.1 59.9 14.1
British Columbia 8.8 5.7 9.4 26.5 4.4 17.8 74.3 7.8
.. not available for a specific reference period
1. Those who, for the specific purpose of pursuing their education, go to a country other than their country of residence or the country in which they were previously educated. These students may be defined on the basis of either the country of which they were permanent residents or the country in which they were previously educated (regardless of their nationality). In Canada, international students are defined on the basis of their country of residence; the concept includes students who are not Canadian citizens and who do not hold a permanent residency permit in Canada.
2. These averages are from Education at a Glance 2012: OECD Indicators, Table C4.1, Student mobility and foreign students in tertiary education (2005, 2010), which presents the most recent available data for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) member countries for which data were available or could be estimated. Please see the OECD Web site.
3. The University of Regina, in Saskatchewan, has not reported its enrolments to PSIS since 2005/2006. The proportions of international students for Saskatchewan were calculated using the 2004 enrolments from the University of Regina.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2012: OECD Indicators.
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