"Figure 5: Non-EU student immigration has gradually increased since 2016","" "Non-EU long-term student immigration trends by data source, UK, year ending March 2010 to year ending March 2020","" "","" "Notes","1. Confidence intervals for the IPS-based estimates are not shown in the chart, but they are available in the accompanying dataset. 2. Visa data in the chart are Home Office sponsored study (Tier 4) visas granted for 12 months or more for main applicants only. This data is a subset of the study-related visa data published by the Home Office. 3. Student enrolment data are for 12 months or more and are ONS analysis of HESA first-year student records. The data are for student enrolments for courses starting in the academic year from August to July, by length of study and domicile (country of main address prior to study). HESA data are from higher education institutions in the UK. We present these data compared with the equivalent year ending September. 4. HESA data are annual point estimates, and the line illustrates the trend between those points. 5. YE equals year ending. 6. Each data source includes data for the most up to date time period available. 7. An adjustment was made to YE Q1 2020 non-EU student immigration due to the unusual pattern in IPS student migration data. As non-EU student immigration feeds into overall immigration and net migration estimates, these estimates have also been adjusted. 8. Home Office visa allocations YE June 2020 have been affected by the travel restrictions imposed as a result of COVID-19. For more information, please look at [Home Office Immigration Statistics](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/announcements/immigration-statistics-year-ending-june-2020)" "Unit","" "","" "","Non-EU IPS inflow for study1","Study visas2","HESA3,4" "YE Jun 10","178","227","" "YE Sep 10","190","216","164" "YE Dec 10","181","196","" "YE Mar 11","175","204","" "YE Jun 11","183","210","" "YE Sep 11","196","199","163" "YE Dec 11","180","184","" "YE Mar 12","163","158","" "YE Jun 12","148","147","" "YE Sep 12","143","144","162" "YE Dec 12","139","142","" "YE Mar 13","132","139","" "YE Jun 13","132","134","" "YE Sep 13","123","141","172" "YE Dec 13","122","141","" "YE Mar 14","123","140","" "YE Jun 14","120","141","" "YE Sep 14","132","145","169" "YE Dec 14","134","143","" "YE Mar 15","134","140","" "YE Jun 15","131","140","" "YE Sep 15","118","139","167" "YE Dec 15","112","137","" "YE Mar 16","113","136","" "YE Jun 16","113","137","" "YE Sep 16","120","141","166" "YE Dec 16","125","141","" "YE Mar 17","126","142","" "YE Jun 17","126","144","" "YE Sep 17","133","153","180" "YE Dec 17","131","153","" "YE Mar 18","130","153","" "YE Jun 18","135","154","" "YE Sep 18","162","168","199" "YE Dec 18","156","169","" "YE Mar 19^p^","159","170","" "YE Jun 19^p^","157","176","" "YE Sep 19^p^","166","198","" "YE Dec 19^p^","175","204","" "YE Mar 20^p^","196","216","" "YE Jun 20^p^","","198",""