The Total Number of International Students Coming to Australia Each Year

The following Data is derived from 'student visa' program reports and pivot tables are provided by the Department of Home Affairs, Australia on the website data.gov.au.

Overall International Students in Australia

Australia is attracting many international students; you can observe the steady growth from 125,000/150,000 students to more than 2,00,000 students. The sector dealing in higher education is obviously the major beneficiary of this student growth.

Indian Students Coming to Australia Each Year

India is the 2nd most important source country, only after China. The numbers show a positive trend, with higher education as the primary sector.

Chinese Students Coming to Australia Each Year

China remains the number one source country so far and still persists as the major driver for overall students' growth in Australia. One can appreciate the almost double growth from 20,000-25,000 students to more than 55,000 students in just a decade.

Nepalese Students Coming to Australia

Nepal seems to be the most turbulent source market of students for Australia. We can observe numbers varying from below 1000 to more than 15000. Nepal is the only country having the highest growth rate in the Vocational sector.

Sri Lankan Students

Compared to China and India, Sri Lanka is a very small market. However, a steady growth trend in the last 3 years makes it a promising market.

Students from Bangladesh

Bangladesh is also a very small market compared to China and India. Numbers usually range between 1000 and 1500 students.