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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Canterbury Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  98,436  708,429
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  55,218  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  38,583  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  24,957  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  18,519  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  14,685  128,622
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  39,870  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  15,360  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  22,698  157,869
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  38,142  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  7,635  55,461
Masters degree
  6,636  59,703
Doctorate degree
  2,475  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  36,126  328,014
Total  419,343  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 Canterbury Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  8,022  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  3,831  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  2,334  31,194
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  1,335  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  90  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,212  21,153
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  1,872  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  672  9,453
Level 6 diploma
  714  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  1,218  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  222  2,532
Masters degree
  153  2,244
Doctorate degree
  42  384
Not elsewhere included(3)
  1,935  38,925
Total  23,655  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 Canterbury Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  119,991  94,968  98,439
Level 1 cert gained at school
  43,080  54,096  55,215
Level 2 cert gained at school
  33,900  41,013  38,580
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  21,585  23,955  24,960
Overseas secondary school qual
  6,393  16,824  18,519
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  10,929  13,257  14,685
Level 4 cert post-school
  24,525  19,626  39,873
Level 5 diploma
  4,893  7,353  15,360
Level 6 diploma
  27,423  29,046  22,698
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  18,990  24,153  38,142
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  10,065  12,276  7,635
Masters degree
......  6,636
Doctorate degree
......  2,475
Not elsewhere included(4)
  51,126  47,310  36,129
Total  372,909  383,874  419,343

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 Canterbury Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  8,316  6,789  8,019
Level 1 cert gained at school
  2,718  3,300  3,831
Level 2 cert gained at school
  1,962  2,262  2,331
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  1,173  1,188  1,335
Overseas secondary school qual
  36  66  90
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  696  924  1,212
Level 4 cert post-school
  978  732  1,875
Level 5 diploma
  180  438  672
Level 6 diploma
  843  906  714
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  498  684  1,218
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  216  288  225
Masters degree
......  156
Doctorate degree
......  42
Not elsewhere included(4)
  2,418  2,358  1,935
Total  20,031  19,941  23,655

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.