The graphs below show the enrolments of overseas students and local students in Australian universities over a ten year period.

The graphs below show the enrolments of overseas students and local students in Australian universities over a ten year period.
The line graphs illustrate the
number
of foreigners and local academics that attended
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Australian
universities between 2001 to 2010.
Overall
, there was
a
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increase in both groups over the
years
.
However
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the enrolments of local
students
was
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higher
comparing
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to the overseas.
In addition
,
while
the commencing for non-locals
steadly
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steadily
increased, the locals saw a
minium
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minimum
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flatuation
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fluctuation
fluctuations
during the 10
years
period. In ten 10
years
overseas
students
attending Australian universities
quadruaplated
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quadrupled
. The
inicial
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initial
number
in 2001, was about 20000 and
this
number
reached just above 80000 in 2010. The local
students
started
in
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40000 and rose to above 60000 between 2006 and 2007 when it reached
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plateau
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and continued without any
increased
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or decrease till 2010.
Whereas
the commencing for foreigners
students
steadly
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steadily
increase over the
years
, the local Australians
students
saw a minimal
flatuation
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fluctuation
with a rise in 2002 to more than 20000
than
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then
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a decrease to below
this
number
and a rise again in 2008 and
subsequently
a decrease.
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