Table C.1.1
International students in tertiary education and distribution of international enrolments, by level of tertiary education, Canada and provinces, 2011

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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, 2011
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, 2011/2002, average annual growth rate, total tertiary, Distribution of international students by level of tertiary education, Total tertiary, International Standard Classification of Education 5B (Tertiary-type B programmes), International Standard Classification of Education 5A (Tertiary-type A programmes) and International Standard Classification of Education 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 2011/2002, 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 8.0 23.0 Note ..: not available for a specific reference period 10.0 79.0 11.0
Canada 8.2 8.0 7.6 23.4 10.4 20.7 70.2 9.1
Newfoundland and Labrador 6.5 1.1 6.5 33.1 12.0 2.3 85.1 12.6
Prince Edward Island 15.5 27.8 9.5 41.5 23.8 56.3 42.0 1.8
Nova Scotia 10.1 0.4 11.6 17.0 7.6 0.6 96.7 2.7
New Brunswick 12.2 1.5 13.9 29.3 6.2 1.9 93.3 4.8
Quebec 6.9 1.9 7.7 23.8 6.4 6.9 79.3 13.9
Ontario 8.1 11.9 6.6 17.8 13.5 32.8 60.5 6.7
Manitoba 6.3 3.9 6.2 26.5 11.3 8.1 83.8 8.1
Saskatchewan 7.3 0.5 7.2 34.2 8.1 0.7 85.2 14.1
Alberta 7.7 8.9 6.3 32.7 11.8 22.3 63.5 14.2
British Columbia 10.9 9.8 10.5 30.7 10.0 17.8 73.8 8.4
.. not available for a specific reference period
Note 1.

Those who are pursuing education in a country other than their country of residence or the country in which they were previously educated. In Canada, the concept of “international students” includes non-permanent residents, such as those with a study permit. It also includes those enrolled in a Canadian program from a Canadian institution that is not located in Canada (also known as “offshore students”) as well as non-Canadian students studying via the Internet.

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Note 2.

These averages are from Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators, Table C4.1, International student mobility and foreign students in tertiary education (2005, 2012), 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's Web site at www.oecd.org.

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Sources: Statistics Canada, Postsecondary Student Information System (PSIS); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators.
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