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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Northland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  31,101  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  16,158  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  8,697  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  3,267  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  3,963  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  4,701  128,622
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  11,628  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  3,471  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  5,781  157,869
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  6,411  315,849
Post-graduate and honours degree
  1,227  55,461
Masters degree
  978  59,703
Doctorate degree
  246  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  16,068  328,014
Total  113,688  3,160,371

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'.

Highest Qualification of Māori in Northland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  11,058  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  4,353  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  2,058  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  855  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  105  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,491  21,150
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  2,055  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  624  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  873  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  861  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  147  2,532
Masters degree
  90  2,244
Doctorate degree
  12  384
Not elsewhere included(3)
  3,369  38,928
Total  27,948  365,406

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated'. 

1996–2006 Censuses

Highest Qualification of People in Northland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  37,818  29,544  31,101
Level 1 cert gained at school
  12,222  15,747  16,158
Level 2 cert gained at school
  7,539  8,949  8,694
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  2,256  2,934  3,267
Overseas secondary school qual
  1,485  3,894  3,963
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  2,886  3,513  4,701
Level 4 cert post-school
  6,270  5,265  11,625
Level 5 diploma
  1,143  2,067  3,471
Level 6 diploma
  6,849  6,981  5,781
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  2,652  3,795  6,411
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  1,269  1,542  1,227
Masters degree
......  978
Doctorate degree
......  246
Not elsewhere included(4)
  18,519  20,724  16,068
Total  100,902  104,955  113,691

1. All figures are for the census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Highest Qualification of Māori in Northland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  13,260  10,257  11,058
Level 1 cert gained at school
  3,132  3,954  4,353
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,617  1,935  2,058
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  549  711  858
Overseas secondary school qual
  30  60  108
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  735  993  1,491
Level 4 cert post-school
  936  747  2,055
Level 5 diploma
  129  525  624
Level 6 diploma
  804  972  873
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  171  429  861
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  51  105  147
Masters degree
......  90
Doctorate degree
......  12
Not elsewhere included(4)
  3,648  4,467  3,366
Total  25,059  25,155  27,948

1. All figures are for the Māori ethnic group census usually resident population count aged 15 years and over.
2. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the statistical standard for qualifications, available from the Statistics New Zealand website: www.stats.govt.nz
3. For 1996 and 2001, post-graduate and honours degree, masters degree and doctorate degree data was produced as part of a higher degree category. For time series, the higher degree data is shown under the post-graduate and honours degree category.
4. Includes responses classified as 'response unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 1996. Includes 'highest qualification unidentifiable' and 'not stated' for 2001 and 2006.

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Note: This data has been randomly rounded to protect confidentiality. Individual figures may not add up to totals and values for the same data may vary in different tables.