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School leavers entering tertiary education

Data Tables

The following data tables include the data used to produce this indicator.

Percentage of school leavers making a direct transition to tertiary education, by gender and year left school (1998 to 2005)
Percentage of school leavers making a direct transition to tertiary education, by ethnic group, award level and year left school (1998 to 2005)
Percentage of school leavers making a direct transition to tertiary education, by school quintile and year left school (1998 to 2005)
Number of first-time enrolments in tertiary education, by transition group and year of enrolment (1998 to 2006)
Equivalent Full Time Students (EFTS) per student for first-time enrolments, by transition group and year of enrolment (1998 to 2006)

 

 

Percentage of school leavers making a direct transition to tertiary education, by gender and year left school (1998 to 2005)
Year Left School
Female
Male
Total
1998 49.3 45.3 47.3
1999 53.9 46.0 49.9
2000 54.4 46.6 50.4
2001 57.5 51.7 54.5
2002 59.4 54.6 56.9
2003 58.6 52.0 55.2
2004 60.8 55.5 58.1
2005 60.4 55.6 58.0

 

 

Percentage of school leavers making a direct transition to tertiary education, by ethnic group, award level and year left school (1998 to 2005)
Award Level / Year Left School
Māori
Pasifika
Asian
NZ European
Total
(includes Other)
Degree Level - 1998
8.0
9.3
53.2
24.9
23.2
Degree Level - 1999
8.1
8.4
49.6
24.1
22.6
Degree Level - 2000
7.5
8.3
43.2
23.3
21.8
Degree Level - 2001
8.6
8.6
48.1
22.7
21.7
Degree Level - 2002
8.8
8.2
47.1
23.7
22.5
Degree Level - 2003
8.9
9.8
46.4
23.7
23.0
Degree Level - 2004
9.3
11.4
47.0
24.5
23.3
Degree Level - 2005
9.5
10.7
49.4
24.8
23.3
Diploma Level- 1998
3.0
1.7
2.9
5.1
4.4
Diploma Level - 1999
4.4
3.2
4.5
5.9
5.4
Diploma Level - 2000
3.5
3.6
4.1
5.3
4.8
Diploma Level - 2001
4.6
3.0
4.5
5.2
5.0
Diploma Level - 2002
4.4
3.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
Diploma Level - 2003
3.8
3.7
3.2
4.4
4.3
Diploma Level - 2004
3.5
3.5
4.2
4.3
4.2
Diploma Level - 2005
3.6
4.7
7.1
5.1
5.1
Certificate Level 4- 1998
1.4
2.0
0.7
2.2
2.0
Certificate Level 4 - 1999
2.0
4.8
1.4
2.4
2.4
Certificate Level 4 - 2000
2.8
4.8
1.6
2.9
3.0
Certificate Level 4 - 2001
3.9
5.8
2.1
3.2
3.4
Certificate Level 4 - 2002
4.3
6.0
2.4
3.3
3.7
Certificate Level 4 - 2003
5.0
6.4
2.6
4.0
4.3
Certificate Level 4 - 2004
4.8
7.1
2.8
4.8
4.9
Certificate Level 4 - 2005
6.4
8.8
4.0
6.0
6.3
Certificate Level 1-3 - 1998
18.6
21.8
9.6
17.7
17.8
Certificate Level 1-3 - 1999
21.4
26.0
13.8
18.4
19.4
Certificate Level 1-3 - 2000
24.9
23.6
12.8
19.9
20.8
Certificate Level 1-3 - 2001
32.8
30.9
12.9
22.1
24.4
Certificate Level 1-3 - 2002
36.4
34.9
15.0
23.1
26.3
Certificate Level 1-3 - 2003
32.4
32.6
14.0
20.6
23.6
Certificate Level 1-3 - 2004
33.4
32.4
18.4
22.6
25.7
Certificate Level 1-3 - 2005
31.7
31.0
14.2
20.3
23.3
All Levels - 1998
31.1
34.9
66.4
50.0
47.3
All Levels - 1999
36.0
42.3
69.3
50.7
49.9
All Levels - 2000
38.6
40.3
61.7
51.4
50.4
All Levels - 2001
49.8
48.3
67.6
53.1
54.5
All Levels - 2002
53.9
52.3
68.8
54.6
56.9
All Levels - 2003
50.1
52.4
66.1
52.6
55.2
All Levels - 2004
51.0
54.4
72.5
56.1
58.1
All Levels - 2005
51.2
55.3
74.6
56.2
58.0

 

 

Percentage of school leavers making a direct transition to tertiary education, by school quintile and year left school (1998 to 2005)
Year Left School
Quintile 1 (low SES)
Quintile 2
Quintile 3
Quintile 4
Quintile 5 (high SES)
1998 30.8 37.3 45.7 53.8 62.0
1999 33.9 41.9 49.5 51.8 80.8
2000 36.4 43.3 48.0 54.0 63.3
2001 43.4 48.4 51.9 56.4 66.8
2002 46.3 57.2 52.2 64.6 66.1
2003 46.6 50.3 50.4 55.6 66.4
2004 50.2 51.7 55.7 57.1 69.4
2005 49.8 53.0 54.2 57.0 68.6

 

 

Number of first-time enrolments in tertiary education, by transition group and year of enrolment (1998 to 2006)
Year of Enrolment
Direct transition
Indirect transition aged 25 and under
Indirect transition aged 26 and over
All first time enrolments
1998
22,740
12,402
14,770
49,912
1999
24,863
15,128
16,980
56,971
2000
27,657
15,997
22,069
65,723
2001
27,884
17,651
26,460
71,995
2002
30,048
19,565
35,164
84,777
2003
29,443
18,177
35,790
83,410
2004
30,075
17,002
32,690
79,767
2005
32,968
15,957
33,178
82,103
2006
33,024
16,413
31,064
80,501

 

 

Equivalent Full Time Students (EFTS) per student for first-time enrolments, by transition group and year of enrolment (1998 to 2006)
Year of Enrolment
Direct transition
Indirect transition aged 25 and under
Indirect transition aged 26 and over
All first time enrolments
1998 0.83 0.62 0.40 0.65
1999 0.81 0.64 0.44 0.65
2000 0.81 0.62 0.41 0.63
2001 0.81 0.60 0.43 0.62
2002 0.81 0.63 0.49 0.64
2003 0.83 0.62 0.43 0.61
2004 0.82 0.60 0.39 0.60
2005 0.78 0.56 0.32 0.55
2006 0.79 0.60 0.30 0.56


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