International students in New Zealand
Summary
Statistics in this section include the numbers of international students studying in New Zealand, international students’ progression through the New Zealand education system, their academic achievement, support provided for international students and international students’ experiences in New Zealand, their employment outcomes, and ongoing links to New Zealand as alumni.
Export Education Levy Statistics
Statistics relating to the Export Education Levy, collected from the export education industry. Export education relates to the provision of education to full fee-paying international students who come to New Zealand to study in both the schooling and tertiary sectors. The Export Education Levy Key Statistics contain a number of time series, starting from 2003 when the Levy was first collected, and include the number of international student enrolments, by type of provider, by region where they are studying, by country of citizenship, and whether they are new or continuing students. To download these statistics please see below:
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Export Education Levy: January to April Export Education Levy from 1 January to 30 April (2003-2012) | [MS Excel 138KB] |
| Export Education Levy: January to August Export Education Levy from 1 January to 31 August (2003-2011) | [MS Excel 126KB] |
| Export Education Levy: Full Year Export Education Levy Full Year (2003-2012) | [MS Excel 174KB] |
Exchange Rates and International Student Enrolments Exchange Rates & International Student Enrolments in New Zealand (2003-2011) | [PDF 450KB] |
| Prospects for International Student Enrolments in NZ Prospects for International Student Enrolments in New Zealand (2011) | [PDF 532KB] |
| New Zealand Universities Trends in International Enrolments New Zealand Universities Trends in International Enrolments | [PDF 409KB] |
| International Student Enrolments in New Zealand International Student Enrolments in New Zealand 2006-2012 | [PDF 839KB] |
| Export Education Levy Annual Report Export Education Levy Annual Report 2011-2012 | [PDF 769KB] |
Reports on the results of the national surveys of international student satisfaction in New Zealand
These reports provide the opportunity to understand international students’ experience studying and living in New Zealand. International students in New Zealand were most recently surveyed by the International Graduate Insight Group (i-graduate). Students in universities and institutes of technology/polytechnics were surveyed in 2011, and due to the effects of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake, students in private training establishments, English language providers and secondary schools were surveyed one year later in 2012.These surveys were preceded by national surveys of international students carried out in 2003 and 2007. Due to methodological differences between the surveys, data from 2011/12 cannot be directly compared with data from 2007 and 2003. To download these reports please see below:
International Doctoral Students
Statistics about international doctoral students enrolled in new Zealand tertiary institutions, based on data from the Single Data Return dataset. Data includes enrolments of international doctoral students by type of institution ('sub-sector'), by provider, by region of citizenship, and country of citizenship. To download these statistics please see below:
| Downloads | File Type & Size |
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 International Doctoral Students Data (2003-2010) | [MS Excel 55KB] |
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