International student enrolments surpass one million

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New data from the Department of Education shows that international student enrolments surpassed one million for the first time in the year to September 2024.

As illustrated below, there were a record 1,018,799 enrolments in the year to September 2024, up 128,447 from the prior year.

The following table shows that the enrolment surge was driven by universities (higher education), which rose by 64,217, and VET, which increased by 63,876.

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Enrolments summary

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.