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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 (2021-2023 leaver cohorts)
Group Highest tertiary qualification study level Year left school
2021 2022 2023
Male Total 1,331 1,844 2,133
Female Enrolled Degree L7 or above 225 400 505
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 445 611 733
Female Enrolled L1-L2 127 153 155
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,304 1,851 1,810
Female Total 2,101 3,015 3,203
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 112 215 378
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 319 381 478
Male Enrolled L1-L2 43 67 88
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 857 1,181 1,189
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 38 78 74
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 165 229 298
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 82 114 124
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 678 955 908
Māori Total 963 1,376 1,404
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 19 39 79
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 45 54 88
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 12 14 19
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 181 229 210
Pacific Total 257 336 396
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 50 120 255
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 38 55 127
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 1 4 11
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 77 116 157
Asian Total 166 295 550
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 15 33 45
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 11 23 31
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 1 2 3
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 41 65 62
MELAA Total 68 123 141
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 10 16 22
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 14 20 26
Other Enrolled L1-L2 0 1 4
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 25 60 58
Other Total 49 97 110
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 242 412 518
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 583 745 839
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 100 114 133
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,447 2,067 2,061
European/Pākehā Total 2,372 3,338 3,551
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 337 615 883
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 764 992 1,211
Total Enrolled L1-L2 170 220 243
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 2,161 3,032 2,999
Total Total 3,432 4,859 5,336

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 395 279 513
Female Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 349 355 520
Female Enrolled L1-L2 52 52 74
Female Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,172 1,415 1,908
Female Total 1,968 2,101 3,015
Male Enrolled Degree L7 or above 209 130 267
Male Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 305 268 343
Male Enrolled L1-L2 31 15 42
Male Not Enrolled in Tertiary 743 918 1,192
Male Total 1,288 1,331 1,844
Māori Enrolled Degree L7 or above 65 51 108
Māori Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 158 147 221
Māori Enrolled L1-L2 44 29 65
Māori Not Enrolled in Tertiary 635 736 982
Māori Total 902 963 1,376
Pacific Enrolled Degree L7 or above 56 25 59
Pacific Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 33 40 48
Pacific Enrolled L1-L2 6 3 7
Pacific Not Enrolled in Tertiary 108 189 222
Pacific Total 203 257 336
Asian Enrolled Degree L7 or above 105 63 128
Asian Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 32 21 42
Asian Enrolled L1-L2 3 2 1
Asian Not Enrolled in Tertiary 70 80 124
Asian Total 210 166 295
MELAA Enrolled Degree L7 or above 23 17 39
MELAA Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 7 12 18
MELAA Enrolled L1-L2 1 0 0
MELAA Not Enrolled in Tertiary 23 39 66
MELAA Total 54 68 123
Other Enrolled Degree L7 or above 17 12 23
Other Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 13 7 13
Other Enrolled L1-L2 2 0 1
Other Not Enrolled in Tertiary 26 30 60
Other Total 58 49 97
European/Pākehā Enrolled Degree L7 or above 398 287 537
European/Pākehā Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 484 468 642
European/Pākehā Enrolled L1-L2 41 41 57
European/Pākehā Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,299 1,576 2,102
European/Pākehā Total 2,222 2,372 3,338
Total Enrolled Degree L7 or above 604 409 780
Total Enrolled Non-Degree L3-L7 654 623 863
Total Enrolled L1-L2 83 67 116
Total Not Enrolled in Tertiary 1,915 2,333 3,100
Total Total 3,256 3,432 4,859

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.