The presented line graph illustrates the number of students from four Asian countries who enrolled in Australian universities between 1982 and 2000.
Overall, all four countries experienced a clear upward trend over the period, with Indonesia showing the most dramatic growth by the end of the timeframe.
At the beginning of the period, in 1982, enrolments from Indonesia, Singapore, and Hong Kong were very low, starting at nearly zero. In contrast, Malaysia began with approximately 5,000 students. Between 1982 and 1990, the number of Malaysian students remained relatively stable, while the other three countries experienced steady increases. By 1990, Hong Kong reached around 10,000 students, becoming the leading source of enrolments among the four nations.
From 1990 to 1995, the trends diverged further. While the number of students from Hong Kong levelled off, enrolments from Indonesia and Singapore continued to rise. Indonesia recorded the most significant growth, reaching roughly 17,000 students by 1995, compared with Malaysia’s more moderate rise to around 10,000.
By the final years of the graph, Indonesia saw the steepest increase, peaking at about 25,000 students in 1998, the highest figure among all four countries.