The table shows the number of exchange students from universities in Europe to Australia and vice versa.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The two tables compare the number of exchange students travelling between five European countries and Australia in 2007 and 2009.
Overall, the total number of European students studying in Australia rose over the period, while the figure for Australian students going to Europe remained unchanged. Germany saw the most dramatic growth in student numbers from Europe to Australia, whereas France was the most popular destination for Australian exchange students by 2009.
In 2007, France sent the highest number of students to Australia (61), followed by the Netherlands (36), Sweden (32) and the UK (31), with Germany having the fewest (27). By 2009, German student numbers to Australia had more than doubled to 63, making it the largest source, while French figures stayed nearly stable at 60. The UK was the only country to send fewer students (falling from 31 to 25), Sweden’s number rose to 42, and Dutch numbers remained at 36.
For students travelling from Australia to Europe, totals stayed at 152 in both years. The number of Australian students going to France jumped from 37 to 58, and numbers to Germany rose slightly from 18 to 26. In contrast, figures fell for Sweden (33 to 27), the UK (32 to 23) and the Netherlands (32 to 18).