International student data is published monthly, giving the latest available data on students studying on a student visa. This visualisation allows selection of the current, as well as previous monthly and annual, international student monthly summaries.
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International student monthly summary
Use the report to explore different views of data on enrolments, commencements and student numbers by month, year, education sector, source country and state/territory.
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Key points
- In the year-to-date January 2024, there were 582,636 enrolments by international students, incorporating 523,403 enrolments carried over from 2023 and 59,233 commencements. January data should be interpreted with caution as most students will not commence semester-length courses before February or March. Nonetheless, the number of enrolments carried over from the previous year and the number of commencements in January 2024 are the highest on record.
- Fifty-six per cent of international students were from the following five student source countries: China (20 per cent of international students), India (17 per cent), Nepal (9 per cent), Philippines (6 per cent) and Vietnam (5 per cent).
- Growth in enrolments since 2019 is highest in the VET sector (54 per cent).
- Enrolments in Higher Education have increased by 10 per cent compared to 2019.
- Enrolments in ELICOS grew by 18 per cent compared to 2019 levels.
- Enrolments in Schools and Non-award declined by 24 and 31 per cent respectively.
Considerations for interpreting this data
- International student data is published in monthly year-to-date (YTD) and annual calendar year formats based on monthly snapshots of Provider Registration and International Student Management System (PRISMS). Snapshots are used to avoid slight variations in data across different extract dates as PRISMS is a live system and is constantly updated.
- Monthly YTD data for the current reporting year is available in the monthly summary (PDF) and the monthly YTD data tables.
- Student numbers is a count of individuals that have studied within the reference period on a student visa.
- Enrolment numbers is a count of a student's enrolment within the reference period. If a student does multiple courses during the reference period, the enrolments will each be counted.
- Further information is available in the explanatory notes for data relating to international students studying in Australia.
International Student Data for the year-to-date (YTD) January 2024
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