Key Points
- Australia has been knocked off the top spot in university rankings.
- There’s been a shift in the perceptions international students carry toward different countries.
- A report finds cost of living is deterring international students from studying in Australia.
Australia and Canada have fallen from equal first to second and fourth respectively, with the cost of living and education major factors deterring international students from studying in Australia.
America ranked first with 24 per cent, followed by Australia with 23 per cent, Britain with 22 per cent, Canada with 19 per cent, New Zealand with 4 per cent and Ireland with 2 per cent.
What’s deterring international students from studying in Australia?
Education quality, employment prospects and value for money were the main driving factors for students determining where to study, IDP found.
“As governments in some countries adopt measures which impact international students, demand is inevitably being affected and it is increasingly difficult for driven and bright students across the world to pursue their global goals,” she said.
The research report was informed by 11,500 prospective, applied, and current international students from 117 countries.