Australian government figures show that enrollments of international students rose 10 percent last year, reversing a recent dive that cost universities and colleges more than one-third of their overseas students.
English-language colleges had their best year in 2013-14, with numbers swelling 27 percent. And while the growth has stabilized to a more manageable 9 percent this year, many students are proceeding to further study in vocational or higher education -- suggesting big surges ahead for these sectors.
Australian international education is still well short of the heady days of 2009, when overseas student numbers peaked at more than 630,000. But enrollments have returned to 2007 levels, totaling about 455,000 last year.
And the figures reflect only people on student visas. Language students also visit Australia on tourist and working-holiday visas.
Read more at Inside Higher Ed: https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2015/03/25/foreign-enrollments-booming-australia-sees-competitive-edge