Overseas Students: Economic Situation
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the net financial impact of international students to the economy.
Answered by Josh MacAlister
International students make a very significant contribution to the UK economy. Departmental statistics on education-related exports, published in June, estimated that international students contributed £21.06 billion to the UK economy in 2022 through their tuition fees and living expenditure.
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