India on the up as higher education market

UNIVERSITY study and vocational training remain weak in the latest overseas student statistics but the English college sector appears to have stabilised.
In figures for the year to September, higher education starts across source countries fell 7 per cent, with new university students from China down 8 per cent to 35,176. China remains Australia's No. 1 university market, accounting for 41 per cent of enrolments.
Higher education commencements out of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh combined rose almost 20 per cent in the year to September. By enrolment, these three nations of the Indian subcontinent represent 8.4 per cent of the total, compared with Malaysia's 7.2 per cent. New student numbers from Malaysia have been in decline. The year to date figures from Australian Education International show continued weakness in vocational education and training, with commencements lower by 11.7 per cent. More...