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The British curriculum, worldwide

A UK-built platform for a globally-taught curriculum — the British (DfE) framework is the most popular in international schools.

~15,000
English-medium international schools
ISC Research (2025)
~7.5m
Students enrolled
ISC Research (2025)
~£55bn
Annual fee income (US$69bn)
ISC Research (2025)
~⅓–45%
Teach a British curriculum
ISC Research

The most-used framework

The British curriculum is the single most popular framework in international schools, and British qualifications (iGCSE, A-Level) are recognised in 160+ countries.

British Council; ISC Research.

Where demand concentrates

The biggest international-school markets are China (~1,124 schools) and India (~972), with the UAE especially British-curriculum-heavy (180+ British schools). Strong demand across the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.

ISC Research (2024/25).

Structurally growing

ISC Research records the segment growing every year — fee income up ~18% over five years — with India, the UAE and South-East Asia among the fastest-growing markets.

ISC Research; ICEF Monitor (2025).

What this means for Learnaroo

A built-in second market

Because Learnaroo Hub is built to the English National Curriculum, iGCSE and A-Level — with hubs for AQA, Edexcel, OCR and WJEC Eduqas — it is a natural fit for the thousands of British-curriculum schools worldwide. The same product that serves UK schools is exportable to a large, growing international market.