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Shift of Number and Percentage of International Students (As of May 1, each year) 
(Unit: person)
Year |
Number of students |
Annual increase |
Annual % change |
1983 |
10,428 |
2,312 |
28.5% |
1984 |
12,410 |
1,982 |
19.0% |
1985 |
15,009 |
2,599 |
20.9% |
1986 |
18,631 |
3,622 |
24.1% |
1987 |
22,154 |
3,523 |
18.9% |
1988 |
25,643 |
3,489 |
15.7% |
1989 |
31,251 |
5,608 |
21.9% |
1990 |
41,347 |
10,096 |
32.3% |
1991 |
45,066 |
3,719 |
9.0% |
1992 |
48,561 |
3,495 |
7.8% |
1993 |
52,405 |
3,844 |
7.9% |
1994 |
53,787 |
1,382 |
2.6% |
1995 |
53,847 |
60 |
0.1% |
1996 |
52,921 |
-926 |
-1.7% |
1997 |
51,047 |
-1,874 |
-3.5% |
1998 |
51,298 |
251 |
0.5% |
1999 |
55,755 |
4,457 |
8.7% |
2000 |
64,011 |
8,256 |
14.8% |
2001 |
78,812 |
14,801 |
23.1% |
2002 |
95,550 |
16,738 |
21.2% |
2003 |
109,508 |
13,958 |
14.6% |
2004 |
117,302 |
7,794 |
7.1% |
2005 |
121,812 |
4,510 |
3.8% |
2006 |
117,927 |
-3,885 |
-3.2% |
2007 |
118,498 |
571 |
0.5% |
2008 |
123,829 |
5,331 |
4.5% |
2009 |
132,720 |
8,891 |
7.2% |