Export revenue 2025

  • $17.9 billion in Victoria
  • State’s largest services export industry
  • Supported around 69,000 Victorian jobs

Top 3 services exports

$6.5b other personal travel and tourism

$2.2b professional consulting

Number 1 in Australia for global education delivery

14+ international university and TAFE branch and joint campuses

48% Australian international higher education enrolments offshore

12 offshore Victorian Government education representatives

Map of the world showing top 10 source countries detail to follow
India 24%, China 21%, Vietnam 6%, Colombia 4%, Sri Lanka 5%, Philippines 4%, Nepal 4%, Thailand 3%, Pakistan 3%,

In 2025, Victoria attracted over 322,000 international enrolments from around 170 countries.

Others 8.9%

Diverse mix of providers

10 universities

12 TAFEs

400+ private providers

Top fields of study for higher education enrolments in Victoria, 2025

29% Management and Commerce

21% Information Technology

9% Health and 9% Society and Culture

7% Engineering

International rankings

6 of Victoria's universities rank in the world‘s top 300.

Source: QS World University Rankings 2026

The University of Melbourne and Monash University are ranked #1 and #3 in Australia.

Source: Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2026

Enrolments by sector 2025

  • Higher education 52%
  • English language 8%
  • Vocational Education 35%
  • Non-award 3%
  • Schools 2%

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