Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Australia
Australia: Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from was 17,929 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Australia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Australia recorded 17,929 for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 28.8% on the previous year and up 88.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Australia peaked at 17,929 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7,721, in 1998.
That places Australia 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7,721 | — |
| 1999 | 8,976 | +16.3% |
| 2000 | 9,934 | +10.7% |
| 2002 | 13,658 | +37.5% |
| 2003 | 13,260 | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 10,184 | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 9,293 | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 9,054 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 10,536 | +16.4% |
| 2008 | 10,242 | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 10,205 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 10,135 | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9,702 | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 9,431 | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 9,453 | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 9,499 | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 10,168 | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 10,676 | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 11,040 | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 12,180 | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 13,880 | +14.0% |
| 2020 | 12,852 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 11,683 | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 11,516 | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 13,920 | +20.9% |
| 2024 | 17,929 | +28.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8,348 | 7,721 | 8,976 | 2 |
| 2000s | 10,707 | 9,054 | 13,658 | 9 |
| 2010s | 10,616 | 9,431 | 13,880 | 10 |
| 2020s | 13,580 | 11,516 | 17,929 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More education data for Australia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 79,796 (1997)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23,978 (1997)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 781,455 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Australia?
- Inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from in Australia was 17,929 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 17,929 in 2024.
- What is the lowest inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,721 in 1998.
- How does Australia rank for inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from?
- Australia ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is inbound internationally mobile students from asia: students from rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 88.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from Indonesia, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release