Top Study Abroad Host Regions
Here are the different host regions of U.S. study abroad students. The data is current for 2008. Our observations are as follows:
- Asia has shown consistent year over growth as a study abroad destination, currently at just over 10% of the total outbound U.S. study abroad country destinations.
- Africa has also shown consistent year over year growth, though it accounts for just 4.2% of the study abroad country destinations.
| Host Region | 00/01 | 01/02 | 02/03 | 03/04 | 04/05 | 05/06 | 06/07 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
| Asia | 6.0 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 6.9 | 8.0 | 9.3 | 10.3 |
| Europe | 63.1 | 62.6 | 62.9 | 60.9 | 60.3 | 58.3 | 57.4 |
| Latin America | 14.5 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 15.2 | 14.4 | 15.2 | 15.0 |
| Middle East | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| North America | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| Oceania | 6.0 | 6.8 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| Multiple Destinations | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 |
Data source: IIE Network's OpenDoors 2008: Report on International Educational Exchange