Who studies in Australia?

International students help Australia to make a significant improvement to Australian society, diversifying and strengthening Australia’s global networks.

The chart shows the ratio places of origin of International Students in Australia (Source: Australian Education International, AEI)

There are over 350,000 international students in Australian higher education and education is still the largest services export and import in Australia.  Most of the international students in Australia are studying in the higher education sector; there were approximately 242, 351 students.

Furthermore, almost 80% of Australia’s international students come from Asia, such as; China, Malaysia, India, Vietnam, and Indonesia.

In 2011, China was the largest contributor to the higher education sector in Australia - 40.2%, it is almost 159,691. Malaysia came on the second place with 7.4% and followed by India 6.4%, Vietnam 4.5% also Indonesia 3.9%.