What to expect: Sources and levels of postgraduate students to Australia

Australia is expected to have an international postgraduate enrolment of 112,000 in 2024, growing its international postgraduate students at an annual growth rate of 4.1%

More than one degree.

Where will these students be coming from? The majority of postgraduate students will hail from China, followed by India, Pakistan, Vietnam and Indonesia. These 5 countries are expected to experience the highest annual GDP growth in the next decade.

A growing economy is positively correlated with increased demand for education.

In particular, India is expected to grow the most - not enough to displace China as the number one outbound location for postgraduate studies, but enough to narrow the gap between the two countries considerably.

Many education providers are focused on gaining market share from Chinese and Indian students, but  other fast-growing market sources (such as Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Indonesia) should not be neglected.

Source: ICEF Monitor