The provided table depicts the quantity of research pupils (local and international) in universities in Australia between 2001 and 2010.
Overall, it is clearly seen that during the period of ten years, the number of foreign students in Australian universities significantly increased. In addition, the amount of locals was the highest in both years, in comparison with international ones.
As is presented in the table, the quantity of local research pupils represented almost 34,000, which was the biggest number in 2001, relatively. Although, the amount of students from foreign countries was slightly more than 5,000. Therefore, the total of all students in Australian universities presented roughly 39,000 in early 2001.
Throughout the period of time, the sum of students surged considerably to approximately 54,000, relatively. The number of locals grew to slightly less than 40,000 and remained larger, in comparison with international. Nevertheless, the total of them also dramatically soared to almost 14,600 in 2010.