The tables illustrate the number of exchange students who studied at universities in Europe and Australia between 2007 and 2009. Overall, both tables are characterized by student growth, with total figures of exchange students in Europe were consistently higher than the share of exchange students in Australia universities. While the proportion of most categories in Europe varied significantly, the most pronounced growth was observed in the share of Germany to eventually surpass the figure for France, which decreased marginally. Notably, Sweden surged rapidly by 2009, whereas the UK dropped noticeably – the lowest figure among Europe students. Netherland registered stagnation over the period. Regarding exchange student in Australia, the reverse was evident. France and Germany increased considerably, with the former recording the highest proportion, while Sweden, Netherland, and the UK saw their share drop to varying degrees.
Looking first at the proportions of students in Europe, although France accounted for the largest proportion of students at 61 in 2007, it decreased negligibly by 1% in 2009, being slightly outnumbered by the figure of Germany. The share of Germany more than doubled from 27 students to 62, distantly followed by Sweden and Netherland, with the former rising markedly from 34 to 42 students and the latter remaining stable at 36 over the timeframe. There was a sharp drop-off in the share of UK, amounting to 31 in 2007 and 26 students in 2009 and eventually lagging behind other figure.
A different pattern can be observed in the number of students in Australia. France constituted the highest number of students in both years, surging from 37 in 2007 to a substantial 58 in 2009, considerably widening the gap between figures. Germany increased notably from 18 to 26 students, whereas Sweden and the UK followed somewhat similar patterns, each accounting for roughly 32 in 2007 and around 25 students in 2009. Interestingly, Netherland came last as its share virtually halved from 32 to 18 students.