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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Southland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  22,959  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  11,214  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  6,144  263,847
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  2,163  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  1,284  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  2,877  128,622
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  7,119  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  2,355  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  2,934  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  4,335  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  630  55,458
Masters degree
  390  59,706
Doctorate degree
  102  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  7,089  328,014
Total  71,595  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 Southland Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  2,634  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  1,101  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  540  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  213  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  30  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  381  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  531  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  156  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  156  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  267  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  27  2,532
Masters degree
  9  2,244
Doctorate degree
  3  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  672  38,925
Total  6,720  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 Southland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  31,011  23,052  22,959
Level 1 cert gained at school
  9,984  11,577  11,214
Level 2 cert gained at school
  5,952  6,543  6,144
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  1,905  2,247  2,160
Overseas secondary school qual
  543  1,323  1,284
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  2,022  2,367  2,877
Level 4 cert post-school
  5,022  3,957  7,119
Level 5 diploma
  957  1,503  2,355
Level 6 diploma
  4,449  4,179  2,934
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  2,265  2,730  4,332
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  768  867  630
Masters degree
......  393
Doctorate degree
......  102
Not elsewhere included(4)
  9,123  10,098  7,089
Total  74,004  70,437  71,595

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 Southland Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  3,333  2,478  2,634
Level 1 cert gained at school
  915  1,095  1,101
Level 2 cert gained at school
  471  489  540
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  138  192  213
Overseas secondary school qual
  9  18  30
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  222  273  378
Level 4 cert post-school
  321  228  531
Level 5 diploma
  45  126  153
Level 6 diploma
  195  228  153
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  60  114  267
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  30  24  30
Masters degree
......  9
Doctorate degree
......  3
Not elsewhere included(4)
  711  945  672
Total  6,447  6,213  6,720

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.