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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

Demand for overseas high school education in China
Thursday, February 28, 2013Schools | Reports
This research is based on a targeted survey of key education agencies in China, parent case studies and desktop research, with reference to well-established market reports and other relevant media res ...
Offshore Student Visa Applications from Mainland China
Saturday, December 01, 2012Reports
This report provides a comprehensive breakdown of Offshore Student Visa Applications from China. It provides a comparative analysis of the applications from 2009-2010; 2010-2011 and 2011-2012. It also ...
Report on Chinese education agents survey - May 2012
Wednesday, May 30, 2012Reports
Austrade has conducted surveys of education agents in China since 2010 to forecast the trend of the Study-in-Australia (SIA) market. Thirty education agents active in SIA promotion and business in Chi ...
Transnational Education Program Approval and Pricing in China
Monday, March 26, 2012Higher education | Reports | Transnational education
This report aims to provide an update on the latest operating environment in China for transnational education (TNE) programs for higher education with a view to inform relevant Australian education p ...
Collaborative opportunities in the China agricultural sector
Tuesday, November 01, 2011Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Reports | Transnational education
The purpose of this project is to capture a good “snapshot” of educational and training needs in China, and to identify real, and realistically viable opportunities, for Australian educational institu ...

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