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Education bringing record export revenues for New Zealand

Xinhua, December 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

The number of overseas students studying in New Zealand in the January-August period jumped by 13 percent year on year, bringing record revenues for education, according to a government report Thursday.

India, China and the Philippines led the increases in international student numbers, which totaled 104,418 in the first eight months of this year, 11,760 more than the same period last year, said the report from the government's Education New Zealand agency.

International education was New Zealand's fifth-largest export sector, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce said in a statement on the report.

"An increase in enrolments brings an additional 91 million NZ dollars (60.51 million U.S.dollars) in tuition fee revenue for education providers, which has now reached a record 804 million NZ dollars (534.66 million U.S. dollars) for the January to August period," said Joyce. Endit