​The latest International Trade in Services data, released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today, shows export income from international education services contributed $17.0 billion to the Australian economy in 2014.  

Additional services provided offshore by Australian education providers contributed a further $0.6 billion, giving a sector-level total of $17.6 billion in 2014.

A Department of Education and Training fact sheet, providing a detailed analysis of the ABS data is available here.