The two tables demonstrate the number of exchange students between European and Australian universities in 2007 and 2009.
Overall, most of the exchange students going from Europe to Australia were more than those who chose the opposite direction for education in both years. France had the largest share of exchanges in both cases, while Germany experienced the most significant growth.
Between 2007 and 2009, in terms of European students studying in Australia, France and the Netherlands remained almost stable at around 60 and 36, respectively. By contrast, Germany recorded a dramatic rise, more than doubling from 27 to 62. Sweden also increased slightly from 34 to 42 students, whereas the UK fell by 5, reaching 26.
As for Australian students in Europe, the total number of students remained stable at 152 students in both years. The number of students in France and Germany saw an increase of 21 and 8, ending at 58 and 26, respectively. Conversely, the remaining countries became less popular: Sweden decreased from 33 to 27, the UK from 32 to 23, and the Netherlands nearly halved from 32 to 18.