Each year thousands on international visitors travel to Australia with the main purpose of studying. Many choose to travel on a student visa as it offers the benefits of the quality assurance provisions of the Education Services for Overseas Students (ESOS) Act 2000and Regulations. Others, for a number of reasons, may study while holding temporary entry visas that are outside the student visa category including tourist; working holiday maker; professional development; and business.
Several Australian Government departments and agencies with related policy interests release statistics around these categories. The Education Tourism Factsheet 
(PDF, 851KB) aims to provide an outline of all publicly-available data sources related to those studying in Australia for comparison.