Auckland- Albert-Eden

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.

Identical information is available for other territorial authorities in this region by using the drop down menu above. For territorial authorities in other regions first choose the appropriate region from the drop down menu above.

Table 1: School leavers enrolled in tertiary education one year 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 805 670 709
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 97 102 121
Female Enrolled L1-L2 1 2 8
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 210 273 276
Female Total 1,113 1,047 1,114
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 503 487 465
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 168 135 195
Male Enrolled L1-L2 4 6 10
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 227 272 245
Male Total 902 900 915
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 91 86 109
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 39 40 47
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 2 2 7
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 84 112 92
Māori Total 216 240 255
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 133 101 103
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 72 70 84
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 2 6 6
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 111 139 127
Pacific Total 318 316 320
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 434 419 416
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 37 61 75
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 5
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 127 129 158
Asian Total 598 609 654
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 34 31 29
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 10 8 14
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 14 16 20
MELAA Total 58 55 63
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 14 13 20
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 4 3 3
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 6 9 6
Other Total 24 25 29
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 763 667 704
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 143 113 160
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 2 1 8
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 176 256 246
European/Pākehā Total 1,084 1,037 1,118
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,308 1,157 1,174
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 265 237 316
Total Enrolled L1-L2 5 8 18
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 437 545 521
Total Total 2,015 1,947 2,029

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 (2020-2022 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2020 2021 2022
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 811 780 693
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 62 56 76
Female Enrolled L1-L2 5 3 5
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 224 274 273
Female Total 1,102 1,113 1,047
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 514 469 481
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 154 160 118
Male Enrolled L1-L2 2 2 3
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 220 271 298
Male Total 890 902 900
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 109 89 96
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 39 32 37
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 2 3 2
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 62 92 105
Māori Total 212 216 240
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 123 127 98
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 60 46 65
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 2 0 6
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 135 145 147
Pacific Total 320 318 316
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 437 422 414
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 34 33 32
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 1 0 0
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 112 143 163
Asian Total 584 598 609
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 27 32 34
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 10 6 4
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 16 20 17
MELAA Total 53 58 55
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 35 13 11
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 9 4 4
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 0
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 9 6 10
Other Total 53 24 25
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 733 716 683
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 106 128 98
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 2 4 3
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 180 236 253
European/Pākehā Total 1,021 1,084 1,037
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 1,325 1,249 1,174
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 216 216 194
Total Enrolled L1-L2 7 5 8
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 444 545 571
Total Total 1,992 2,015 1,947

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.