The line graph illustrates the comparison between the number of international pupils applying the university in Canada and Australia between 2000 and 2025 .
Overall , it is noticeable Australia was the most popular destination for students throughout the period , exceeding Canada . Moreover , both countries experienced an upward trend .
At the beginning of the period given , it is noticable that the gap of the number of international students in Canada and Australia was apparently narrow with 25,000 and 49,000 , respectively . In the following decade , a dramatic increase could be observed in Australia , rising to 70,000 pupils while the number of students in Canada rose up steadily to 49,000 , which is the same as Australia in 2000 . After 2015 onwards , it is clear that Australia acquired more popularity among international students , illustrating a sharp increase that continued rising over the remained period , reaching its peak with over 200,000 pupils in 2025 . However , Even though the number of students in Canada also rose up , it was a moderate increase , rising to over 100,000 people in 2025 which is two time less than Australia in the same moment .