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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  48,198  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  23,457  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  14,841  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  9,060  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  4,827  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  7,686  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  16,374  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  5,562  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  8,073  157,869
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  12,090  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  2,418  55,461
Masters degree
  2,265  59,706
Doctorate degree
  1,272  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  17,868  328,014
Total  174,003  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 Manawatu-Wanganui Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  9,969  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  3,933  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  2,274  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  1,248  17,892
Overseas secondary school qualification
  84  1,467
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,584  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  1,833  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  660  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  732  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  1,053  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  147  2,532
Masters degree
  144  2,241
Doctorate degree
  24  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  3,177  38,925
Total  26,859  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 Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  62,793  47,169  48,198
Level 1 cert gained at school
  20,040  24,024  23,457
Level 2 cert gained at school
  14,595  16,140  14,841
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  9,684  9,411  9,060
Overseas secondary school qual
  2,097  4,992  4,824
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  5,361  6,249  7,689
Level 4 cert post-school
  10,518  8,226  16,377
Level 5 diploma
  2,313  3,387  5,562
Level 6 diploma
  11,628  11,304  8,076
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  7,029  8,556  12,093
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  4,323  4,488  2,418
Masters degree
......  2,265
Doctorate degree
......  1,275
Not elsewhere included(4)
  24,006  24,918  17,868
Total  174,390  168,867  174,000

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 Manawatu-Wanganui Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  12,045  9,339  9,966
Level 1 cert gained at school
  3,021  3,648  3,933
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,908  2,187  2,274
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  1,032  1,128  1,251
Overseas secondary school qual
  21  54  87
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  840  1,083  1,584
Level 4 cert post-school
  897  723  1,833
Level 5 diploma
  180  432  657
Level 6 diploma
  852  987  732
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  381  645  1,050
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  141  165  147
Masters degree
......  144
Doctorate degree
......  21
Not elsewhere included(4)
  3,228  3,780  3,177
Total  24,546  24,174  26,859

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.