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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Auckland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  183,681  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  105,348  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  79,686  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  60,447  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  90,546  172,593
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  39,534  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  78,630  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  37,713  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  48,582  157,869
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  129,075  315,849
Post-graduate and honours degree
  19,212  55,458
Masters degree
  26,205  59,703
Doctorate degree
  5,388  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  110,448  328,014
Total  1,014,492  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 Auckland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  30,987  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  13,158  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  7,965  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  4,938  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  456  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  5,016  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  6,480  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  2,571  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  2,346  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  5,022  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  636  2,532
Masters degree
  684  2,241
Doctorate degree
  144  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  8,409  38,928
Total  88,806  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 Auckland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  232,407  173,373  183,681
Level 1 cert gained at school
  84,636  107,976  105,348
Level 2 cert gained at school
  69,702  86,358  79,686
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  40,284  52,794  60,447
Overseas secondary school qual
  27,819  83,676  90,546
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  26,052  31,710  39,531
Level 4 cert post-school
  44,442  35,361  78,630
Level 5 diploma
  10,785  15,120  37,713
Level 6 diploma
  61,455  66,108  48,582
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  55,344  78,606  129,078
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  24,795  33,636  19,212
Masters degree
......  26,205
Doctorate degree
......  5,388
Not elsewhere included(4)
  146,166  128,352  110,445
Total  823,887  893,067  1,014,495

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 Auckland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  35,313  28,866  30,987
Level 1 cert gained at school
  10,359  12,870  13,158
Level 2 cert gained at school
  6,978  8,199  7,965
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  3,636  4,368  4,938
Overseas secondary school qual
  216  348  456
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  2,694  3,507  5,016
Level 4 cert post-school
  3,213  2,592  6,480
Level 5 diploma
  672  1,728  2,571
Level 6 diploma
  3,273  3,567  2,346
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  1,920  2,934  5,022
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  681  897  636
Masters degree
......  681
Doctorate degree
......  144
Not elsewhere included(4)
  11,085  10,956  8,412
Total  80,040  80,832  88,806

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.