UK revenue from education related exports and transnational education activity
Calendar year 2024

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Data files

Headline data 2023

Filename: headline_total_data_2023.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023
Content summary: Headline total data (2023)

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
revenue  |  Total UK revenue of education related exports and transnational education activity (TNE) activity in 2023 (in billions)


Headline data 2024

Filename: headline_total_data_2024.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2024
Content summary: Headline total data (2024)

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
revenue  |  Total UK revenue of education related exports and transnational education activity (TNE) in 2024 (in billions)


Headline data HE % 2023

Filename: Headline_share_data_2023.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023
Content summary: Headline HE % share (2023)

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name       |  Variable description
------------------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HE_as_%_of_exports  |  Share of the value of total UK education related exports and transnational education activity accounted for by Higher Education in 2023


Headline data HE % 2024

Filename: Headline_share_data_2024.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2024
Content summary: Headline HE percentage share (2024)

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name       |  Variable description
------------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
HE_as_%_of_exports  |  Share of the value of total UK education related exports and transnational education activity accounted for by Higher Education exports in 2024


Headline data percent change 2023

Filename: headline_change_data_2023.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023
Content summary: Headline percentage change data (2023)

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name   |  Variable description
--------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
percent_change  |  Percentage increase in total UK education related exports and TNE activity from 2022 to 2023


Headline data percent change 2024

Filename: Headline_change_data_2024.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2024
Content summary: Headline percentage change data (2024)

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name   |  Variable description
--------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
percent_change  |  Percentage increase in total UK education related exports and TNE activity from 2023 to 2024


Headline table

Filename: headline_table_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023 to 2024
Content summary: Headline table data

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                               |  Variable description
------------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------
education_related_exports_and_tne_activity  |  Education related exports and transnational education activity
revenue                                     |  Total revenue in 2023 and 2024 (£bn)


UK revenue from education related exports and TNE activity 2010-2024, by revenue stream and sub stream

Filename: Table_6_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2010 to 2024
Content summary: Table 1, 6,7,9,10,11 - UK revenue from education related exports and TNE activity 2010-2022, by revenue stream and sub stream

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                               |  Variable description
------------------------------------------  |  ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
education_related_exports_and_tne_activity  |  Education related exports and transnational education activity
revenue                                     |  Total revenue from education related exports and TNE activity from 2010 to 2024, by revenue stream (£bn and current prices, calendar year)
revenue_stream                              |  Revenue stream
sector                                      |  Sector
sub_stream                                  |  Revenue sub-stream


Annual percentage change in UK education related exports and TNE activity 2010-2024

Filename: Table_7_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2011 to 2024
Content summary: Table 3 - Annual percentage change in UK education related exports and TNE activity 2010-2024

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name            |  Variable description
-----------------------  |  ------------------------------
metric                   |  metric
percentage_change        |  Percentage change year-on-year
percentage_change_years  |  Change from (calendar year)
revenue_stream           |  revenue_stream


UK revenue from education related exports and TNE 2010-2024, by revenue stream (£bn)

Filename: Table_8_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2010 to 2024
Content summary: Table 4 & 8 - UK revenue from education related exports and TNE activity 2010-2024, by revenue stream

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
revenue  |  Total revenue of education related exports and transnational education (TNE) activity in 2023 and 2024 (in billions)
sector   |  Sector


Share of UK revenue from education related exports and TNE activity, by revenue stream, 2010-2024

Filename: Table_9_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2010 to 2024
Content summary: Table 5 - Share by revenue stream of total education related exports and TNE activity 2010-2024

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name   |  Variable description
--------------  |  -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
revenue_stream  |  Revenue stream
share           |  Share by revenue stream of total education related exports and transnational education activity from 2010 to 2024


UK revenue from education related exports and TNE activity, by revenue stream 2021 to 2024 (£bn)

Filename: Table_3_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2022
Content summary: Table 2 - UK revenue from education related exports and TNE activity, by revenue stream 2021-2024

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name                               |  Variable description
------------------------------------------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------
education_related_exports_and_tne_activity  |  Education related exports and transnational education activity
revenue_stream                              |  Revenue stream
sector                                      |  Sector
sub_stream                                  |  Revenue sub-stream
value_in_calendar_year_billion              |  Value in calendar year (in billion £)
year                                        |  Year


Exporters data

Filename: exporters_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023 to 2024
Content summary: Table 13 & 14 - Top 10 source countries of HE international student exports

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
---------  |  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
countries  |  countries
revenue    |  Countries revenue from education related exports from 2023 to 2024 (£m and current prices, calendar year)


HE student export figures CY

Filename: HE_student_export_CY_data.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023 to 2024
Content summary: Table 15 - Average estimated export revenue per international HE student in 2023 and 2024

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------  |  -------------------------
revenue  |  HE student export figures


HE student export figures AY

Filename: HE_student_export_figure.csv
Geographic levels: National
Time period: 2023/24 to 2024/25
Content summary: Table 16 - Average estimated export revenue per international HE student in 2023/24 and 2024/25

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------  |  -------------------------
revenue  |  HE student export figures


Regional data

Filename: Regional_data.csv
Geographic levels: National; Regional
Time period: 2023 to 2024
Content summary: Table 12 - Total estimated international HE student export revenues by UK region in 2023 and 2024 (£bn)

Variable names and descriptions for this file are provided below:

Variable name  |  Variable description
-------  |  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
revenue  |  Total regional revenue from education related exports from 2023 to 2024 ( current prices, calendar year)
