You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. The graphs below show the enrolments of overseas students and local students in Australian universities over a ten year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words

The line chart illustrates the data about the

number

of international and domestic student enrollments in Australian Universities over ten years between 2001 and 2010.

Overall

, what stands out from the graph is that the figure of foreign

students

rose more rapidly than the figure of local

students

.

Although

the

number

of local commencing undergraduates fluctuated, the

number

of local

students

was still far exceeding overseas

students

. Looking at the details, 20.000 people started their University in 2001.

Then

the

number

increased gradually, finishing at 80.000.

In contrast

, 400.000 Australian locals were enrolled in University at the start. After, the

number

gradually increased until 2007, when the figure levelled off, finishing at 600.000. As regards commencing

students

, the

number

of outsiders experienced rapid growth by nearly 30.000

students

in 9 years after which, it remained stable at 40.000.

Whereas

, commencing

students

of Australian nations faced a slight fluctuation during the whole period, finishing at just above 200.000 undergraduates.