Study permit holders
17,305
2016
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Korea, Republic of · 2016
Prepared September 24, 2026 8:35 AM
Report parameters
Year
2016
Country of citizenship
Korea, Republic of
Analysis
Citizenship
Executive summary
Study permit summary
Country rank
#3
Korea, Republic of
Historical coverage
2
Years available
Share of published total
6.3%
2016
This report summarizes published study permit-holder data for Korea, Republic of in 2016, including historical context, country rankings, suppression information, and annual trends.
Trend analysis
Annual study permit-holder trend for Korea, Republic of
Annual published study permit-holder totals for Korea, Republic of.
Historical context
Historical performance
Peak year
2016
17,305 permit holders
Historical average
16,600
Complete years
Selected year
17,305
2016
Vs. historical average
+ 4.2%
Above average
Key insights
What the data shows
- 1 Compared with historical average Korea, Republic of's 2016 published total is 4.2% above its historical average for complete years.
- 2 Country rank Korea, Republic of ranks #3 among countries of citizenship for 2016.
- 3 Share of published total Korea, Republic of represents 6.3% of the published study permit-holder total for 2016.
Comparison
Top countries of citizenship
| Rank | Country of citizenship | Study permit holders | Share | Suppressed records |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China, People's Republic of | 80,865 | 29.4% | 0 |
| 2 | India | 53,505 | 19.4% | 0 |
| 3 | Korea, Republic of | 17,305 | 6.3% | 0 |
| 4 | France | 12,185 | 4.4% | 0 |
| 5 | Brazil | 7,765 | 2.8% | 0 |
| 6 | Japan | 7,030 | 2.6% | 0 |
| 7 | Nigeria | 6,585 | 2.4% | 0 |
| 8 | United States of America | 6,435 | 2.3% | 0 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 5,845 | 2.1% | 0 |
| 10 | Vietnam | 5,520 | 2.0% | 0 |
Historical trend
Annual study permit trend for Korea, Republic of
| Year | Study permit holders | YoY change | Suppressed records | Coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 15,895 | — | 0 | Complete year |
| 2016 | 17,305 | +8.9% | 0 | Complete year |
Dataset information
About this report
Source, selection, coverage, and generation details for this analytical report.
- Dataset
- Study permit holders by country of citizenship and year
- Publisher
- Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
- Year
- 2016
- Country of citizenship
- Korea, Republic of
- Analysis
- Citizenship
- Records included
- 0
- Report generated
- September 24, 2026, 8:35 a.m.
Methodology
How this report was prepared
This report uses published Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada study permit-holder data by country of citizenship and the year in which study permits became effective.
Historical totals, rankings, shares, annual changes, suppression counts, and analytical findings are derived from the same normalized records used by the interactive Study Permit Explorer.
Important note
Published totals may exclude suppressed values. Suppressed records are reported separately where present and are not included in published study permit-holder totals.
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