The provided bar graph illustrates the fluctuation in the number of international students studying in Australia over the years 2019 and 2020.
Overall, there was a decrease in the number of international students from various countries studying in Australia in 2020 compared to 2019. China had the highest student population in both years, followed by India and Nepal. While China experienced a decline in student numbers in 2020, India and Nepal saw a slight increase. Vietnam, Brazil, and Malaysia had comparatively lower student numbers in 2019, with varied changes in 2020.
In 2019, China dominated the international student population in Australia with 159,000 students, significantly higher than India, Nepal, Vietnam, Brazil, and Malaysia. However, in 2020, the number of Chinese students dropped to 150,000. Conversely, India and Nepal experienced a rise in student numbers to 101,625 and 50,454, respectively.
In contrast, Vietnam had 39,000 students in Australia in 2019, which increased slightly to 38,025 in 2020. Brazil and Malaysia had lesser numbers of students in 2019, with 28,200 and 18,900 respectively. However, in 2020, the student count declined to 23,392 for Brazil and 18,376 for Malaysia. These two countries had the lowest number of students among the countries depicted in the graph.