This snapshot highlights the latest data on education services exports released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics on 5 November 2009 in their International Trade in Services series.
Size of exports
International education activity contributed $17.2 billion in export income to the Australian economy in 2008-091, up 23.2 per cent from the previous financial year.
Australia’s international students continue to be predominantly from the Asian region (see table below for details). China contributes more than one-fifth of Australia’s total exports from education services, and India a further 16 per cent.
Education services is Australia’s largest services export industry ahead of personal travel services ($11.7 billion) and professional and management consulting services ($3.7 billion).
Education sector2
In 2008-09, the higher education sector generated $9.5 billion in export income (57.1% of total on-shore earnings). VET was the second largest, generating $4.3 billion in earnings (26.0%). Export income from schools was $951 million (5.7%); ELICOS (student visa only), $1.0 billion (6.2%); and non-award, $566 million (3.4%).
States and territories
Income generated in New South Wales through expenditure by international students amounted to $6.4 billion or 38 per cent of
export income from all onshore students in 2008-09. Income in Victoria and Queensland was $5.4 billion and $2.4 billion respectively, while income in the other States and Territories was a further $2.4 billion.
Export income by state and territory, 2008-09
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Australia's Exports of Education Related Services |
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A$ million |
% share of |
% change |
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|
2006-07 |
2007-08 |
2008-09 |
2007-08 to 2008-09 |
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Education related travel services3 |
11,109 |
13,538 |
16,610 |
96.6% |
22.7% |
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1 |
China |
2,506 |
3,059 |
3,787 |
22.0% |
23.8% |
|
2 |
India |
1,298 |
1,971 |
2,819 |
16.4% |
43.0% |
|
3 |
Republic of Korea |
903 |
1,019 |
1,107 |
6.4% |
8.6% |
|
4 |
Malaysia |
643 |
711 |
808 |
4.7% |
13.6% |
|
5 |
Thailand |
456 |
544 |
669 |
3.9% |
23.0% |
|
6 |
Vietnam |
243 |
359 |
591 |
3.4% |
64.6% |
|
7 |
Hong Kong |
578 |
566 |
557 |
3.2% |
-1.6% |
|
8 |
Indonesia |
478 |
505 |
553 |
3.2% |
9.5% |
|
9 |
Nepal |
99 |
268 |
505 |
2.9% |
88.4% |
|
10 |
Brazil |
234 |
311 |
407 |
2.4% |
30.9% |
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Other countries |
3,657 |
4,223 |
4,802 |
27.9% |
13.7% |
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Other educational services4 |
361 |
414 |
553 |
3.2% |
33.6% |
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|
|
Education consultancy services |
116 |
115 |
147 |
0.9% |
27.8% |
|
|
Correspondence courses |
23 |
23 |
25 |
0.1% |
8.7% |
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|
Services through educational institutions |
93 |
152 |
220 |
1.3% |
44.7% |
|
|
Other education services |
129 |
124 |
161 |
0.9% |
29.8% |
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Royalties on education services |
8 |
6 |
27 |
0.2% |
350.0% |
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|
Total education related services exports |
11,478 |
13,958 |
17,190 |
100.0% |
23.2% |
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1 Sourced from Tables 2, 9, 10 and 12 of the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ publication International Trade in Services, by Country, by State and by Detailed Services Category, Financial Year, 2008-09 (ABS Catalogue no. 5368.0.55.003).
2 International students from New Zealand and those on AusAID/Defence scholarships contributed a further $129m and $141m respectively.
3 Includes international students on student visas only.
4 Export income does not include income generated by the operations of offshore campuses of Australian institutions.
(c) Australian Education International
RSS feed from Australian Immigration Visas
