The bar chart below shows the number of international students enrolled at universities in Australia from 2010 to 2020 (in thousands), and the pie chart shows the countries of origin of these students in 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The bar chart illustrates how many overseas students enrolled at Australian universities between 2010 and 2020,

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the pie diagram shows where these learners came from in the final year.

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, it is clear from the data that enrolments rose substantially over the decade despite a decline after 2018, and that just two Asian nations supplied the majority of international students in 2020.

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the first illustration, the intake stood at approximately 280,000 in 2010 and climbed steadily to 330,000 by 2014.

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, growth accelerated, with numbers reaching 400,000 in 2016 and peaking at 520,000 in 2018.

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, the total

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fell significantly to 450,000 in 2020,

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remained roughly 60 per cent higher than the starting level, so the decade ended with far more foreign learners than it began. The second figure,

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, reveals that China alone accounted for 38 per cent of the total, closely followed by India at 22. Nepal, Vietnam and Malaysia constituted far smaller shares, at 9, 6 and 5, respectively. Meanwhile, all other countries together made up a fifth.

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, if the leading pair were excluded, the student population would shrink by more than half.