In 2021, courses relating to management and commerce were the most popular among international students in Australia with enrollments for these courses figuring over 123 thousand. The total number of overseas students enrolled in Australian universities in that year was over 356 thousand.
Leading fields of study for international students in Australia in 2021
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Austrade, & Australian Department of Education and Training. (April 11, 2022). Leading fields of study for international students in Australia in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/738707/australia-leading-courses-overseas-students/
Austrade, und Australian Department of Education and Training. "Leading fields of study for international students in Australia in 2021." Chart. April 11, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738707/australia-leading-courses-overseas-students/
Austrade, Australian Department of Education and Training. (2022). Leading fields of study for international students in Australia in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/738707/australia-leading-courses-overseas-students/
Austrade, and Australian Department of Education and Training. "Leading Fields of Study for International Students in Australia in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738707/australia-leading-courses-overseas-students/
Austrade & Australian Department of Education and Training, Leading fields of study for international students in Australia in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/738707/australia-leading-courses-overseas-students/ (last visited March 29, 2024)
Leading fields of study for international students in Australia in 2021 [Graph], Austrade, & Australian Department of Education and Training, April 11, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/738707/australia-leading-courses-overseas-students/