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SEconDaRY ScHooL SEctoR StatS


       UK·USa·canaDa·nEW ZEaLanD·aUStRaLia
       In 2021, 72 schools took part in our survey.
        65 77%




        nationalities   of a combined total of...
        represented
        in these             8,723                international students were
        countries                                 recruited via agents

        top nationalities for secondary schools



           30%          9%         8%          7%          6%          5%

           CHina       KorEa      JaPan      ViEtnam     gErmany     mExiCan




                                           total value of full-time
                                           student fees:

        Bethan norris,                       Us     $335,627,602
        senior Editor
        of studytravel
        magazine says...                            39%

        “The secondary sector has been one of the
        most resilient study abroad sectors over   of international students
        the past two years with student numbers   were studying on exam courses
        decreasing far less than the more volatile
        language travel sctor, for example.         44%
          According to our latest 2020/21 survey
        of secondary schools around the world,      of international students
        international student numbers decreased     were staying in homestays
        by 44 per cent in Canada, 35 per cent in
        the UK and 15 per cent in the USA on the
        previous year. Since our pre-pandemic
        survey in 2018/2019, agency usage has       43%
        increased – accounting for 77 per cent of
        student enrolments in 2020/21 compared   of international students were
        with 68 per cent in 2018/19."      aged between 15 and 16 years


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