Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Australia
Australia: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad was 11,663 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Australia, 2013–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Australia recorded 11,663 Persons for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in 2023.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Australia peaked at 12,774 Persons in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10,394 Persons, in 2013.
That places Australia 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Australia, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10,394 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 10,927 Persons | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 11,105 Persons | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 11,803 Persons | +6.3% |
| 2017 | 12,299 Persons | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 12,376 Persons | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12,408 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 12,774 Persons | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 11,537 Persons | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 11,568 Persons | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 11,663 Persons | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11,616 Persons | 10,394 Persons | 12,408 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 11,886 Persons | 11,537 Persons | 12,774 Persons | 4 |
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 number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Australia?
- Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Australia was 11,663 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,774 Persons in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,394 Persons in 2013.
- How does Australia rank for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Australia ranks 26th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.