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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Christchurch City and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  60,408  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  34,110  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  25,338  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  19,620  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  14,280  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  9,822  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  25,668  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  10,335  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  15,501  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  29,805  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  6,021  55,461
Masters degree
  5,406  59,703
Doctorate degree
  2,049  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  24,399  328,014
Total  282,765  3,160,374

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 Christchurch City and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  5,559  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  2,631  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  1,626  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  1,065  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  63  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  861  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  1,323  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  504  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  522  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  954  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  183  2,532
Masters degree
  126  2,244
Doctorate degree
  36  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  1,404  38,925
Total  16,860  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 Christchurch City,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  76,569  59,706  60,408
Level 1 cert gained at school
  27,369  34,095  34,107
Level 2 cert gained at school
  23,283  27,819  25,338
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  17,184  18,939  19,623
Overseas secondary school qual
  5,001  13,194  14,280
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  7,494  9,003  9,822
Level 4 cert post-school
  16,377  12,606  25,668
Level 5 diploma
  3,465  5,175  10,335
Level 6 diploma
  18,882  19,806  15,501
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  15,411  19,215  29,808
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  8,208  10,107  6,024
Masters degree
......  5,403
Doctorate degree
......  2,049
Not elsewhere included(4)
  35,877  31,740  24,399
Total  255,123  261,408  282,765

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 Christchurch City,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  5,829  4,830  5,559
Level 1 cert gained at school
  1,866  2,310  2,631
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,425  1,638  1,626
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  948  921  1,065
Overseas secondary school qual
  27  51  63
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  516  666  861
Level 4 cert post-school
  693  522  1,323
Level 5 diploma
  132  339  504
Level 6 diploma
  648  663  522
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  417  555  954
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  180  243  183
Masters degree
......  126
Doctorate degree
......  36
Not elsewhere included(4)
  1,776  1,710  1,404
Total  14,454  14,448  16,863

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.