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Geoff Bilbrough: Education NZ General Manager on the steady and consistent growth of international student numbers

Published: July 2, 2024, 9:38 p.m.

International student numbers are rising but are still lower than before borders were closed due to the Covid outbreak. \xa0

More than 69 thousand students enrolled with education providers in 2023. \xa0

That's a 67% increase compared to 2022, but only 60% of 2019 enrolments. \xa0

International enrolments grew in all subsectors except w\u0101nanga. \xa0

Education NZ's Geoff Bilbrough told Mike Hosking that he doubts New Zealand's reputation for international students has been damaged. \xa0

He says our borders were closed for a while and competitors were open earlier, but we're bouncing back and he's optimistic about the future.\xa0

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