Auckland Region

Progression to Tertiary: Qualification Level

The tertiary education sector is a diverse sector. Its scope ranges from informal non-assessed community courses in schools through to formal undergraduate degrees and advanced research-based postgraduate degrees.

Progression to tertiary education is a measure of the level of tertiary education a student is enrolled in one, two or three years after leaving school.

School leavers are identified from the Ministry of Education’s ENROL system, while tertiary enrolment information is sourced from the tertiary databases SDR and ITR.

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Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year after leaving school (2022-2024 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2022 2023 2024
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 4,435 4,419 4,792
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1,479 1,714 1,682
Female Enrolled L1-L2 167 203 226
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3,621 3,310 3,507
Female Total 9,702 9,646 10,207
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 3,599 3,615 3,773
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 2,115 2,313 2,263
Male Enrolled L1-L2 182 227 266
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 4,464 4,273 4,466
Male Total 10,360 10,428 10,768
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 551 653 611
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 627 695 705
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 119 183 221
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,973 1,694 1,696
Māori Total 3,270 3,225 3,233
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 955 917 1,062
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1,032 1,248 1,199
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 137 180 189
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 2,916 2,699 2,657
Pacific Total 5,040 5,044 5,107
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 3,000 2,957 3,220
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 696 827 954
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 40 42 63
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,243 1,333 1,834
Asian Total 4,979 5,159 6,071
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 274 283 298
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 150 157 130
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 8 10 11
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 213 239 215
MELAA Total 645 689 654
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 77 94 103
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 25 39 46
Other Enrolled L1-L2 2 0 3
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 69 71 83
Other Total 173 204 235
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 4,136 4,205 4,493
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1,746 1,867 1,733
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 131 144 171
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3,376 3,182 3,265
European/Pākehā Total 9,389 9,398 9,662
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 8,034 8,034 8,565
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 3,594 4,027 3,945
Total Enrolled L1-L2 349 430 492
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 8,085 7,583 7,973
Total Total 20,062 20,074 20,975

Notes:

  1. ‘x’ = data has been suppressed where there are between 0 and 5 students in the denominator for a specific group, for example Asian students. Where one gender has been suppressed the corresponding gender has also been suppressed.
  2. Ethnicity is multiple response, that is, students who affiliated in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group. Students are only counted once in the total, therefore, the ethnic groups may not sum to the total.
  3. International fee-paying students and adult students (age 19+) are excluded.
Table 2: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education two years after leaving school (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2021 2022 2023
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 4,817 4,540 4,685
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1,079 1,211 1,290
Female Enrolled L1-L2 80 99 114
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3,726 3,852 3,557
Female Total 9,702 9,702 9,646
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 3,577 3,649 3,803
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 2,001 1,877 1,794
Male Enrolled L1-L2 98 99 122
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 4,588 4,735 4,709
Male Total 10,264 10,360 10,428
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 549 555 666
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 536 585 583
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 75 68 101
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,911 2,062 1,875
Māori Total 3,071 3,270 3,225
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 927 862 905
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 797 851 942
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 49 81 94
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3,199 3,246 3,103
Pacific Total 4,972 5,040 5,044
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 3,020 3,059 3,136
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 425 499 541
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 19 24 29
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,261 1,397 1,453
Asian Total 4,725 4,979 5,159
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 325 295 325
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 84 111 109
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 3 2 7
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 217 237 248
MELAA Total 629 645 689
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 66 83 92
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 18 21 30
Other Enrolled L1-L2 2 0 1
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 48 69 81
Other Total 134 173 204
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 4,469 4,287 4,492
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 1,767 1,620 1,510
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 78 73 66
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3,374 3,409 3,330
European/Pākehā Total 9,688 9,389 9,398
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 8,394 8,189 8,488
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 3,080 3,088 3,084
Total Enrolled L1-L2 178 198 236
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 8,314 8,587 8,266
Total Total 19,966 20,062 20,074

Notes:

  1. ‘x’ = data has been suppressed where there are between 0 and 5 students in the denominator for a specific group, for example Asian students. Where one gender has been suppressed the corresponding gender has also been suppressed.
  2. Ethnicity is multiple response, that is, students who affiliated in more than one ethnic group have been counted in each ethnic group. Students are only counted once in the total, therefore, the ethnic groups may not sum to the total.
  3. International fee-paying students and adult students (age 19+) are excluded.