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Overseas Students: Economic Situation

Asked by Abtisam MohamedLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 17 September 2025UIN 74807

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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