Main heading

Participation in early childhood education


Data Tables

The following data tables include the data used to produce these indicators.

Enrolments in licensed early childhood education at 1 July, by type of service (1990 to 2008)
Percent enrolments in licensed early childhood education services, by age (1990 to 2008)
Percent enrolments in ECE services, by Regional Council, age and license status (2008)
Percent enrolments in licensed early childhood education services, by Territorial Authority and age (2008)

 

Enrolments in licensed early childhood education at 1 July, by type of service (1990 to 2008)
Years Kindergartens Playcentres Education and Care Services Te Kohanga Reo Homebased Services Correspondence School Total Licensed Enrolments
1990 43,792 22,668 31,033 10,108 1,611 861 110,073
1991 44,363 21,578 35,980 10,451 2,364 793 115,529
1992 45,603 20,601 39,300 12,617 3,470 812 122,403
1993 46,030 21,540 45,158 14,514 4,907 783 132,932
1994 46,604 19,979 49,687 12,508 5,414 802 134,994
1995 47,208 19,108 53,769 14,015 6,114 901 141,115
1996 46,960 17,596 57,582 13,279 6,558 993 142,968
1997 46,756 17,058 61,597 13,104 7,615 1,024 147,154
1998 46,307 16,787 65,205 11,689 8,300 1,044 149,332
1999 45,993 16,261 68,132 11,859 8,498 1,097 151,840
2000 45,869 15,808 71,231 11,138 8,937 984 153,967
2001 45,439 14,786 73,192 9,594 8,546 947 152,504
2002 45,169 14,879 76,246 10,389 8,591 913 156,187
2003 45,109 15,200 78,967 10,319 9,587 991 160,173
2004 45,287 15,440 81,096 10,418 9,922 922 163,085
2005 44,920 15,059 83,889 10,070 9,770 813 164,521
2006 44,435 14,888 86,059 9,493 9,802 577 165,254
2007 43,695 14,664 91,733 9,236 11,073 737 171,138
2008 41,487 14,929 97,756 9,165 13,065 591 176,993

 

 

 

Percent enrolments in licensed early childhood education services, by age (1990 to 2008)
Year Age - Under 1
Age - 1
Age - 2
Age - 3
Age - 4
Total 0-4
(age-standardised)
1990 6.3 15.7 27.7 64.8 86.3 39.4
1991 6.5 16.3 29.0 64.5 88.4 40.2
1992 7.1 18.0 31.0 65.7 85.8 40.7
1993 7.1 19.8 35.5 71.7 88.9 43.8
1994 7.6 20.4 36.7 70.2 88.4 43.8
1995 7.9 22.5 39.0 72.9 89.4 45.5
1996 8.4 23.6 41.1 75.8 88.7 46.7
1997 8.7 24.8 42.4 79.1 91.7 48.5
1998 9.0 26.7 44.7 80.3 93.1 49.9
1999 9.6 27.2 46.6 82.1 94.8 51.2
2000 10.0 29.0 48.2 84.8 95.9 52.7
2001 9.9 29.7 49.2 83.6 95.3 52.7
2002 10.7 31.4 50.7 85.3 95.3 53.8
2003 11.3 33.2 52.1 86.0 97.2 55.1
2004 11.4 34.0 53.6 85.8 97.7 55.6
2005 11.4 35.2 54.9 88.2 97.3 56.5
2006 11.4 35.5 55.7 88.7 97.6 56.9
2007 12.6 36.9 57.5 89.7 97.8 58.0
2008 12.3 38.3 57.2 92.7 98.9 58.6

 

 

 

Percent enrolments in licensed early childhood education services, by Regional Council and age (2008)

Notes:

  1. The Regional Council area of the ECE service each student was located in.      
  2. The Chatham Islands County is a separate county outside the standard Regional Council boundaries.
  3. u = unable to calculate measure as a denominator population does not exist.  
  4. Not Applicable includes children undertaking ECE through the Correspondence School.
  5. Rates for ages 0 to 4 years-old have been directly standardised using the distribution of 2008 populations by age.
Region1 Age - Under 1
Age - 1
Age - 2
Age - 3
Age - 4
Age - 5
Total
0 to 4 year-olds
(age-standardised)
Northland Region 15.0 42.5 56.1 82.6 87.1 1.1 55.6
Auckland Region 8.4 30.0 47.3 81.6 89.9 1.7 50.2
Waikato Region 13.1 39.8 58.6 88.9 97.9 2.5 58.4
Bay of Plenty Region 18.0 52.5 70.9 102.7 103.3 2.0 68.2
Gisborne Region 12.5 38.4 57.7 83.7 84.5 1.0 54.2
Hawkes Bay Region 20.1 53.1 69.4 102.9 110.4 4.2 69.9
Taranaki Region 11.4 35.2 49.3 100.6 104.7 2.8 58.8
Manawatu-Wanganui Region 13.7 36.3 59.0 93.7 100.6 1.9 59.3
Wellington Region 14.0 40.2 59.6 103.1 103.4 3.4 62.7
Tasman Region 15.9 27.8 55.5 94.2 96.7 3.4 56.7
Nelson Region 10.0 41.2 58.1 100.2 110.9 0.8 62.6
Marlborough Region 12.4 38.9 66.4 94.0 102.3 2.1 61.4
West Coast Region 15.4 36.7 50.7 80.7 100.6 4.3 55.6
Canterbury Region 13.5 45.8 68.0 104.4 110.9 1.9 67.1
Otago Region 15.2 45.6 70.9 105.8 105.1 1.7 67.1
Southland Region 14.6 35.6 55.3 88.8 109.0 0.3 59.4
Chatham Islands County2 46.5 8.8 36.4 56.4 12.7 11.2 32.1
Not Applicable u u u u u u u
New Zealand Total 12.3 38.3 57.2 92.7 98.9 2.2 58.6

 

 

Percent enrolments in licensed early childhood education services, by Territorial Authority and age (2008)
Note:
  1. The Territorial Local Authority area of the ECE service each student was located in.
  2. 'n' implies that there were no students in this category.
  3. u = unable to calculate measure as a denominator population does not exist.
  4. Not Applicable includes children undertaking ECE through the Correspondence School.
  5. Rates for ages 0 to 4 years-old have been directly standardised using the distribution of 2008 populations by age.
Territorial Local Authority1Age - Under 1Age - 1
Age - 2Age - 3Age - 4Age - 5
Total
0 to 4 year-olds
(age-standardised)
Far North District15.242.856.986.377.81.154.8
Whangarei District15.545.959.186.697.10.759.7
Kaipara District12.526.339.156.677.82.741.6
Rodney District8.230.855.789.789.82.153.5
North Shore City11.645.770.6104.2104.52.165.9
Waitakere City7.922.538.179.084.12.245.2
Auckland City8.634.252.189.499.12.255.3
Manukau City6.722.936.164.979.70.941.1
Papakura District7.330.343.179.588.21.848.5
Franklin District12.730.446.272.078.60.547.0
Thames-Coromandel District11.143.968.9102.693.43.262.6
Hauraki District14.031.055.386.590.50.954.3
Waikato District9.232.245.970.281.21.746.7
Matamata-Piako District13.834.655.997.4109.03.460.8
Hamilton City16.649.567.299.3110.74.467.3
Waipa District12.138.552.083.598.21.355.7
Otorohanga District14.740.959.461.386.40.751.6
South Waikato District8.333.368.292.790.10.357.2
Waitomo District6.240.850.247.472.30.642.6
Taupo District9.025.248.892.189.21.251.6
Western Bay Of Plenty District14.824.243.679.971.20.545.8
Tauranga City21.766.086.6123.3127.73.283.5
Rotorua District14.043.461.086.590.11.257.9
Whakatane District20.967.182.2105.5103.02.274.5
Kawerau District10.536.546.481.378.22.449.5
Opotiki District14.036.159.189.097.91.258.0
Gisborne District12.538.457.783.784.51.054.2
Wairoa District20.258.661.994.084.2n62.8
Hastings District20.451.767.597.4105.44.467.3
Napier City19.152.270.4109.9119.24.872.7
Central Hawkes Bay District22.861.382.5110.6124.52.978.9
New Plymouth District10.936.955.6112.2116.04.264.7
Stratford District9.727.432.990.796.81.650.2
South Taranaki District13.033.739.578.083.70.248.6
Ruapehu District15.539.966.481.188.01.557.1
Wanganui District18.246.979.2120.6116.31.874.6
Rangitikei District13.840.953.396.5104.63.860.5
Manawatu District10.724.136.662.466.31.439.2
Palmerston North City14.339.365.4102.0111.32.065.0
Tararua District9.127.335.170.096.32.346.4
Horowhenua District10.227.050.587.889.41.251.8
Kapiti Coast District8.033.658.3103.4105.02.060.2
Porirua City9.031.148.990.394.11.153.4
Upper Hutt City13.927.740.892.996.91.253.2
Lower Hutt City14.138.054.4101.399.04.760.0
Wellington City16.649.371.4109.4108.24.769.6
Masterton District16.749.374.8119.0130.13.776.3
Carterton District6.914.522.572.856.20.933.7
South Wairarapa District19.536.453.7112.3133.2n69.4
Tasman District15.927.855.594.296.73.456.7
Nelson City10.041.258.1100.2110.90.862.6
Marlborough District12.438.966.494.0102.32.161.4
Kaikoura District22.558.3101.8135.396.6n81.4
Buller District13.328.741.872.2116.1n53.2
Grey District18.745.562.491.696.09.261.7
Westland District12.030.741.571.491.91.048.4
Hurunui District12.949.281.486.5110.82.166.8
Waimakariri District14.947.667.4100.6112.41.167.2
Christchurch City13.245.867.6104.9111.92.167.2
Selwyn District18.654.677.5107.9101.21.970.6
Ashburton District16.346.358.9104.2112.02.466.1
Timaru District6.736.068.3106.7111.31.864.2
MacKenzie District5.815.423.991.3118.2n49.4
Waimate District24.544.170.4105.1106.51.268.8
Chatham Islands County46.58.836.456.412.711.232.1
Waitaki District8.930.654.491.798.00.455.4
Central Otago District21.041.272.8114.9109.73.770.4
Queenstown-Lakes District13.753.771.3100.6101.71.966.9
Dunedin City15.647.174.5110.3109.21.669.9
Clutha District13.140.360.089.390.10.857.4
Southland District12.424.445.371.579.00.545.5
Gore District12.932.254.575.6139.90.761.6
Invercargill City16.242.762.1102.7121.3n67.6
Not Applicableuuuuuuu
New Zealand Total12.338.357.292.798.92.258.6

 

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