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  • Capital Beijing
  • Official Languages Mandarin
  • Population 1,347.4 million
  • International tertiary students 522,651 Source: UNESCO
  • Australian share (number) 87,588
  • Australian share (percentage) 17 percent

China education market profile

Education is a top investment priority of Chinese families. Despite the size and diversity of China’s education system and more than a decade of rapid growth in the China study abroad market, the demand for overseas education is expected to continue to grow robustly.

The Chinese Government will continue to support the policy of Chinese students studying abroad for them to come and go freely and make their own decisions about when they return to China as indicated in its Ten Year Plan for Medium and Long Term Education Reform released in 2010.

China contributes almost one-quarter of Australia’s total exports from education service.

News and opportunities

Chinese education agents April 2011 survey results
Saturday, April 30, 2011Reports | Transnational education
Austrade conducted an agent survey with 30 education agents throughout China who have been actively engaged in the Study-in-Australia (SIA) business in China. This is a follow-up to the agent survey c ...
Austrade update 16 March 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011Austrade update | Austrade update
Austrade Update provides news about recent Austrade activities of interest to the education sector.
Austrade update 19 January 2011
Wednesday, January 19, 2011Austrade update
Austrade Update provides news about recent Austrade activities of interest to the education sector
Austrade China Agent Survey Summary Report
Tuesday, November 30, 2010Schools | ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Reports
Austrade conducted a survey of 32 key education agents throughout China who have been actively engaged in the Study-in-Australia (SIA) business in China. Aiming to be concise but thorough, the survey ...
Research on China‟s National College Entrance Examination
Monday, August 31, 2009Higher education | Reports
This report aims to explain to Australian international education providers, peak bodies and government, how China‟s National College Entrance Examination system (the Gaokao) works in practice – and i ...

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