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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 399 505 494
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 605 722 780
Female Enrolled L1-L2 155 154 199
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,837 1,793 1,891
Female Total 2,996 3,174 3,364
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 216 378 326
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 381 478 487
Male Enrolled L1-L2 68 84 143
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,180 1,181 1,319
Male Total 1,845 2,121 2,275
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 78 74 70
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 227 294 334
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 115 122 160
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 946 893 1,029
Māori Total 1,366 1,383 1,593
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 39 79 58
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 53 88 111
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 14 18 26
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 226 207 245
Pacific Total 332 392 440
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 120 255 270
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 55 125 134
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 4 11 5
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 116 156 191
Asian Total 295 547 600
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 33 45 60
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 23 31 37
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 2 3 8
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 65 63 69
MELAA Total 123 142 174
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 16 22 19
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 20 26 23
Other Enrolled L1-L2 1 4 6
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 60 56 54
Other Total 97 108 102
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 412 518 472
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 740 834 929
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 116 128 222
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 2,058 2,049 2,328
European/Pākehā Total 3,326 3,529 3,951
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 615 883 820
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 986 1,200 1,267
Total Enrolled L1-L2 223 238 342
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 3,017 2,974 3,210
Total Total 4,841 5,295 5,639

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 279 512 679
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 353 516 579
Female Enrolled L1-L2 52 76 91
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,416 1,892 1,825
Female Total 2,100 2,996 3,174
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 130 267 432
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 267 345 379
Male Enrolled L1-L2 16 41 50
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 919 1,192 1,260
Male Total 1,332 1,845 2,121
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 51 109 118
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 147 220 235
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 29 65 76
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 735 972 954
Māori Total 962 1,366 1,383
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 25 59 93
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 40 48 83
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 3 7 12
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 189 218 204
Pacific Total 257 332 392
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 63 128 303
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 21 41 74
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 2 2 4
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 80 124 166
Asian Total 166 295 547
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 17 39 63
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 12 18 15
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 0 0 0
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 39 66 64
MELAA Total 68 123 142
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 12 23 23
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 7 13 25
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 1
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 30 60 59
Other Total 49 97 108
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 287 535 665
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 465 641 690
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 42 57 74
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,578 2,093 2,100
European/Pākehā Total 2,372 3,326 3,529
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 409 779 1,111
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 620 861 958
Total Enrolled L1-L2 68 117 141
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 2,335 3,084 3,085
Total Total 3,432 4,841 5,295

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.