Profile & Trends 2009: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector

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This is edition 12 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Key findings from the 2009 report are:

• 469,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2009, including 43,500 international students. There were 202,000 industry trainees in 2009.
• Young tertiary students are studying at a more advanced level. More than three out of four young tertiary students are now studying level 4 qualifications and above.
• International tertiary student numbers increased by more than 9 percent in 2009. In 2010, international enrolments are expected to increase by about 8 percent, while domestic enrolments are expected to increase slightly.

Author(s): Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education

Date Published: August 2010

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Participation in post-compulsory education following decreases in New Zealand's economic activity     Read More in Chapter 3  [PDF 262KB]
What students earn after their tertiary education     Read More in Chapter 4  [PDF 532KB]
Raising the literacy, language and numeracy of the adult population     Read More in Chapter 4  [PDF 532KB]
Adults in non-formal and formal learning     Read More in Chapter 5  [PDF 894KB]
Progression to, and success in, bachelors-level study     Read More in Chapter 5  [PDF 894KB]
Students who had a disability     Read More in Chapter 5  [PDF 894KB]