India students form 18% of foreign students which in turn is the third largest export income earner for Australia !!!
Guess the title of the article says it all
Indian students boost the export economy | The Australian
Indian students now make up almost 18 per cent of Australia’s total foreign student population, the second largest group after China, which represents 23.5 per cent of the total foreign student body.
Foreign students are now Australia’s third-largest export income earner, behind coal and iron ore, contributing $14.1 billion in direct income and an additional $12.6 billion in value-added goods and services, a new Access Economic report has found.