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The two tables below show the number of international students from different resource countries in Canada and the USA in two school years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Model Answer
The given tables give some information about the number of international students in Canada and the USA in the school years from 2002 to 2004. It is evident that far more international students study in USA as compared to Canada.
The total number of international students in Canada increased by 17%, from approximately 60,000 to 70,000, in the two school years. Among the given three resource countries, the biggest change came from the number of Chinese students, which was 45 per cent. The USA and India experienced a rise of 9 percent and 35 percent respectively.
However, the total number of international students dipped by 2%, from over 580 thousand between 2002 and 2004. There was an increase of around 6% in the number of international students from China and Canada. By contrast, these two school years witnessed a drop of 9 percent in the number of Indian students, although it was the largest resource country in the USA.
Overall, the number of international students in the USA fell, while that of international students in Canada rose, although the former one outnumbered the latter one.