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Study Permit Holders by Country

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Korea, Republic of · 2023

Prepared September 24, 2026 11:15 AM

Report parameters

Year 2023
Country of citizenship Korea, Republic of
Analysis Citizenship

Executive summary

Study permit summary

Study permit holders

10,985

2023

Country rank

#10

Korea, Republic of

Historical coverage

9

Years available

Share of published total

1.6%

2023

This report summarizes published study permit-holder data for Korea, Republic of in 2023, 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.

18,621 16,570 14,520 12,470 10,419 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 10,985 2023 Study permit holders Year

Historical context

Historical performance

Peak year

2017

18,055 permit holders

Historical average

14,826

Complete years

Selected year

10,985

2023

Vs. historical average

-25.9%

Below average

Key insights

What the data shows

  1. 1 Below historical peak Korea, Republic of had 39.2% fewer published study permit holders in 2023 than at its historical peak in 2017.
  2. 2 Compared with historical average Korea, Republic of's 2023 published total is 25.9% below its historical average for complete years.
  3. 3 Country rank Korea, Republic of ranks #10 among countries of citizenship for 2023.
  4. 4 Share of published total Korea, Republic of represents 1.6% of the published study permit-holder total for 2023.

Comparison

Top countries of citizenship

Rank Country of citizenship Study permit holders Share Suppressed records
1 India 283,675 40.5% 0
2 China, People's Republic of 60,725 8.7% 0
3 Nigeria 39,405 5.6% 0
4 Philippines 34,690 5.0% 0
5 Nepal 16,085 2.3% 0
6 France 15,805 2.3% 0
7 Iran 15,215 2.2% 0
8 Mexico 11,675 1.7% 0
9 Vietnam 11,250 1.6% 0
10 Korea, Republic of 10,985 1.6% 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
2017 18,055 +4.3% 0 Complete year
2018 18,050 0.0% 0 Complete year
2019 17,960 -0.5% 0 Complete year
2020 11,880 -33.9% 0 Complete year
2021 11,205 -5.7% 0 Complete year
2022 12,100 +8.0% 0 Complete year
2023 10,985 -9.2% 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
2023
Country of citizenship
Korea, Republic of
Analysis
Citizenship
Records included
0
Report generated
September 24, 2026, 11:15 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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