The table below shows the number of research students in Australian universities in 2001 and 2010

The table shows the number of research students in Australian universities in 2001 and 2010, and the two pie charts show the percentage of local and international students, divided by gender.

In 2001 there were 33,657 local students and 5,192 international students, so the total was 38,849. In 2010 the number of local students increased to 39,488, and the number of international students increased to 14,593. The total became 54,081.

The pie charts show that in 2001 local students were 87 per cent of all students. Local males were 44 per cent and local females 43 per cent. International students were only 13 per cent, with 9 per cent males and 4 per cent females.

In 2010 the percentage of local students decreased to 73 per cent, with 38 per cent males and 35 per cent females. International students increased to 27 per cent, with 15 per cent males and 12 per cent females.

In conclusion, the number of research students increased in this period, and the percentage of international students became much bigger.

The table gives the number of local and international research students at Australian universities in 2001 and 2010, while the two pie charts show how the student body was composed by origin and gender in each year.

Overall, total enrolment grew substantially across the decade, and this growth was driven almost entirely by international students, whose share of the total roughly doubled. Men outnumbered women in both years and among both groups.

The table shows the total rising from 38,849 to 54,081, an increase of around 39 per cent. Local numbers contributed comparatively little to this, growing from 33,657 to 39,488, or about 17 per cent. International enrolment, by contrast, rose from 5,192 to 14,593 — close to three times its original level, and easily outstripping local growth.

This explains the change visible in the pie charts. Although the number of local students rose, their share of the whole fell from 87 to 73 per cent, simply because international numbers grew far faster. International students correspondingly increased from 13 to 27 per cent. Men remained the majority throughout, but the gender gap narrowed among international students, from 9 per cent male against 4 per cent female in 2001 to 15 against 12 per cent in 2010.

The table records the number of local and international research students in Australian universities in 2001 and 2010, while the accompanying pie charts show how that population was composed by origin and sex in each year.

Overall, the research student body expanded considerably over the decade, and virtually all of the additional growth came from overseas. The result was a marked change in composition, with the international share roughly doubling, although men remained the larger group throughout.

In absolute terms the total climbed from 38,849 to 54,081, a rise of around 39 per cent. The two components behaved very differently, however. Local enrolment grew modestly, from 33,657 to 39,488 — an increase of some 17 per cent — whereas international enrolment nearly tripled, from 5,192 to 14,593. Of the roughly 15,200 additional students, more than 9,400 came from overseas, which is why the totals moved as they did.

The pie charts show the consequence, and it is worth stating precisely: the local share fell from 87 to 73 per cent despite local numbers rising, a dilution caused entirely by faster growth elsewhere rather than by any decline. International students accordingly doubled their share to 27 per cent. Within each group men were consistently in the majority, but the imbalance eased among international students, moving from 9 per cent against 4 in 2001 to 15 against 12 in 2010, while the local split remained close to even in both years.