was small, varying by a single percentage point. Oceania had the most significant difference between the conversion rates of men and women, with female applicants more likely to ultimately enrol in a Business School than their male counterparts by six percentage points. While there was no movement in the application figures from 2019 to 2020, there was an increase of one percentage point in the number of women enrolled globally from 2019 to 2020. The balance between domestic and international students Globally, 30% of those applying to AMBA-accredited Business Schools are defined as international applicants, and 25% of those enrolled are classified as international students. The highest average proportion of international applications was among Business Schools in the UK (79%), followed by Schools in North America and the Caribbean (58%). The countries/regions in which Business Schools reported the lowest proportions of international applications were India (1%) and China (including Hong Kong, China) (1%). Conversion rates by international and domestic students Globally, the conversion rate for international students was significantly lower than that of domestic students (27% vs. 34%). The region with the biggest variation between international and domestic conversion rates was Oceania, where Schools reported, on average, a domestic conversion rate of 47%, compared to an international conversion rate of just 5%. Conversely, among Schools in Africa, China (including Hong Kong, China) and India, the international conversion rates were higher than domestic rates.
Changes to MBA demand and provision: Like-for-like analysis, 2019-2020
This section provides analysis on Schools which completed the study in 2019 and 2020, allowing figures to be compared directly between the same set of Schools, year on year. This like-for-like analysis is the most accurate measurement of changes in the AMBA network from year to year, as is not skewed by changes in the profile or participation of AMBA-accredited Business Schools. The analysis covers 216 AMBA-accredited Business Schools which submitted MBA application and enrolment data for both 2019 and 2020.
The average number of applications globally received by each programme increased from 153 in 2019 to 167 in 2020
Format and mode of programme delivery Most programmes, globally, are taught part-time and this has not changed significantly year-on-year.
However, there has been some significant regional variation. The most notable year-on-year change in programme format was in Asia and the Middle East, where there was a rise of 16 percentage points in modular
programmes. This upturn came largely at the expense of full-time programmes, which decreased in usage by 10 percentage points. Modular learning is defined here as a format of learning where lessons are not taught every week but in short blocks of intense
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