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  • Capital Manila
  • Official Languages Filipino, English
  • Population 95.9 million
  • International tertiary students 10,965 Source: UNESCO
  • Australian share (number)1,596
  • Australian share (percentage) 15 percent

Philippines education market profile

Australia and the Philippines have a long history of bilateral cooperation.

Services are an increasingly important component of bilateral trade, reflecting strong people-to-people links.

Student enrolments from the Philippines rose by more than 1000 in 2012 on the previous year.

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Strong growth in visas granted to Philippine studentsMIP subscribers only
Tuesday, September 10, 2013Updates | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education
The Philippines recorded the highest percentage growth among all markets for Australian education in financial year 2012–13, showing a 35.3 per cent growth rate in offshore and onshore grants, accordi ...
ASEAN workforce skills employer survey 2013 - Executive summary
Tuesday, August 20, 2013ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Reports | Transnational education
This executive summary outlines the approach taken, the sectors of focus in each market, and some of the high level findings of the ASEAN Employer Survey project, which involved interviews with more t ...
ASEAN workforce skills webinar
Tuesday, August 20, 2013Reports
Webinar to present the finding from the ASEAN Workforce Skills Research and lead into the ASEAN Workforce Skills Mission in late October 2013
Webinar to explore ASEAN employer survey on skills and training needsMIP subscribers only
Tuesday, August 13, 2013ELICOS | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Opportunities
Later this month, Austrade will be releasing the results of a survey of 300 employers from six markets in Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines. A webin ...
Industry skills gaps and new student loans point to opportunities in the PhilippinesMIP subscribers only
Monday, June 17, 2013Updates | Vocational Education and Training (VET) | Higher education | Transnational education
Opportunities for transnational education are emerging in the Philippines as a result of wide-ranging reforms in the education system, a robust economy and increasing industrial demand for high-level ...

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