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<p>The information requested is given in the table below:</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="8"><strong>Top 10 nationalities granted study entry clearance visas in each
of the years 2009-2013 (including dependants)</strong></td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top
10 nationalities in 2013</strong></td><td><strong>Study visas granted </strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>62,532</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>United
States</td><td>14,297</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>13,603</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>12,010</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>9,994</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Hong
Kong</td><td>9,653</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>9,361</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>4,932</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>4,924</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>4,622</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Other</em></td><td><em>72,697</em></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>218,625</strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top
10 nationalities in 2012</strong></td><td><strong>Study visas granted </strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>57,336</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>17,271</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>United
States</td><td>13,674</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>11,122</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>10,984</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>9,943</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Hong
Kong</td><td>8,845</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>8,033</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Thailand</td><td>4,502</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Russia</td><td>4,206</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Other</em></td><td><em>63,833</em></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>209,749</strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top
10 nationalities in 2011</strong></td><td><strong>Study visas granted </strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>52,488</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>35,659</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>34,877</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>United
States</td><td>14,480</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>12,103</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>10,085</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>7,576</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>7,420</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>6,450</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Korea
(South)</td><td>5,374</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><em>Other</em></td><td><em>75,358</em></td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>261,870</strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top
10 nationalities in 2010</strong></td><td><strong>Study visas granted </strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>49,406</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>44,724</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>26,490</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>United
States</td><td>14,985</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>Saudi Arabia</td><td>14,560</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>12,256</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>10,140</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Sri
Lanka</td><td>9,454</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>Hong Kong</td><td>7,225</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Korea (South)</td><td>7,036</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Other</em></td><td><em>89,268</em></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>285,544</strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Top
10 nationalities in 2009</strong></td><td><strong>Study visas granted </strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>India</td><td>64,223</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>China</td><td>37,820</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Bangladesh</td><td>18,164</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Saudi
Arabia</td><td>17,862</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td>United States</td><td>15,291</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Pakistan</td><td>13,747</td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nepal</td><td>12,386</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Nigeria</td><td>12,237</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Philippines</td><td>8,180</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td>Malaysia</td><td>7,041</td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><em>Other</em></td><td><em>96,410</em></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td><strong>Total</strong></td><td><strong>303,361</strong></td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td
colspan="5"><strong>Source:</strong> <em>Immigration Statistics, July - September
2014</em>, table vi_06_q_s, Visas Volume 3.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td></tr><tr><td><strong>Table notes: </strong></td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="3">1) The figures
refer to entry clearance visas applied for outside the UK.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="9">2) Student visitor visas
are not included. Student visitors may come to the UK for up to 6 months (or 11 months
for an English language course) and cannot extend their stay.</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2">3)
Dependants are included.</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td></tr><tr><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td><td>
</td><td> </td><td> </td><td> </td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>The latest Home
Office immigration statistics are published in the Immigration <br>Statistics July
– September 2014 (Entry clearance visas granted outside the UK <br>tables, volume
3, table vi_06_q_s), which is available from the Library of the <br>House and on the
Department’s website at:<br><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/immigration-statistics-quarterly-release</a><br><br>It
is planned to publish information for 2014 on 26 February.</p><p> </p><p> </p>
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