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Table 13 - Students in higher education at Scottish HEIs & FECs by domicile and location of study: 2005-06

Total

HEIs

FECs

At least some study in UK

Study wholly outside UK

All students to FECs

Total

285,180

215,630

18,590

50,960

UK domiciles

Scotland

206,465

157,445

35

48,985

England

21,145

20,615

45

490

Wales

650

635

0

15

Northern Ireland

5,195

5,115

0

80

Other UK1

200

200

0

0

UK unknown 2

385

185

195

0

Total UK

234,040

184,190

280

49,570

Overseas domiciles

EU excluding UK3

12,745

11,070

1,365

310

Non EU Europe

1,860

1,165

655

35

Non European

36,540

19,205

16,290

1045

Total Overseas

51,140

31,440

18,310

1390

Top 10 overseas countries

1. China

5,170

4,230

885

55

2. United States

3,895

2,885

1,000

5

3. India

3,820

2,655

465

700

4. Malaysia

3,160

830

2,320

10

5. Hong Kong

3,120

565

2,550

5

6. Irish Republic

3,070

2,965

70

35

7. Canada

2,005

815

1,185

5

8. Germany

1,980

1,630

300

50

9. Greece

1,830

1,335

480

10

10. France

1,500

1,415

50

35

Sources: Higher Education Statistics Agency ( HESA) & Scottish Funding Council ( SFC).
In this table 0, 1, 2 are rounded to 0. All other numbers are rounded up or down to the nearest 5. Numbers may not sum to totals exactly due to rounding.
1. Other UK includes those domiciled in the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man.
2. UK unknown represents those domiciled within the UK but whose region of domicile within the UK is unknown.
3. EU data includes accession countries which joined in May 2004.

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