International students in New Zealand

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 refer to the downloads/links box on the right.

Reports on the the results of the National Survey - The Experiences of International Students in New Zealand

These reports provide the opportunity to understand international students’ experience of life in New Zealand.
To view these reports please refer to the downloads/links box on the right.

The Experiences of International Students in New Zealand: report on the results of the national survey 2004

I-graduate International Student Barometer 2011 – New Zealand ITPs Executive Summary Report [PDF 403KB]

I-graduate International Student Barometer 2011 – New Zealand Universities Executive Summary Report [PDF 307KB]

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 refer to the downloads/links box on the right.