IHEA Notes Data Showing Return of International Students – Sector Continues to Recover

Independent Higher Education Australia (IHEA) notes the publication of the latest data on the number of international students in Australia showing the higher education sector continues to recover.

Department of Education and PRISMS data shows that in the year to November 2022:

- 360,358 international student enrolments in higher education in January 2022 to November 2022.

- 148,174 international students commenced higher education provided by Australian universities (38 per cent increase on the same time period in 2021).

- Indian students have been returning at a faster rate than many other countries with 160 per cent more Indian students in Australian higher education today than there were at the end of 2021

- The top 5 countries of origin for international students are:

China – 47,428 students (11.3 per cent fewer than the same time in 2021).
India – 29,436 students (160 per cent more than the same time in 2021).
Nepal – 17,954 students (169 per cent more than the same time in 2021).
Vietnam – 5,949 students (50 per cent more than the same time in 2021).
Indonesia – 3,832 students (20 per cent more than the same time in 2021).

This data was collated prior to the Chinese Government’s announcement that Chinese students should return to onshore study.

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