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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Nelson Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  7,989  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  4,437  386,070
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  3,165  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  1,326  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  1,488  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  1,596  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  3,798  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  1,320  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  2,217  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  3,039  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  663  55,461
Masters degree
  501  59,703
Doctorate degree
  168  16,767
Not elsewhere included(3)
  2,952  328,014
Total  34,647  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 Nelson Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  774  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  345  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  213  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  96  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  18  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  168  21,150
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  216  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  69  9,456
Level 6 diploma
  69  10,110
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  99  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  15  2,532
Masters degree
  15  2,244
Doctorate degree
  3  387
Not elsewhere included(3)
  231  38,928
Total  2,328  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 Nelson Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  10,125  7,977  7,989
Level 1 cert gained at school
  3,687  4,566  4,437
Level 2 cert gained at school
  2,874  3,435  3,165
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  1,161  1,335  1,326
Overseas secondary school qual
  603  1,449  1,488
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  1,167  1,542  1,596
Level 4 cert post-school
  2,298  1,893  3,798
Level 5 diploma
  546  792  1,317
Level 6 diploma
  2,700  2,805  2,217
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  1,455  1,887  3,039
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  759  906  660
Masters degree
......  501
Doctorate degree
......  168
Not elsewhere included(4)
  4,608  4,311  2,952
Total  31,989  32,898  34,647

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 Nelson Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  780  666  777
Level 1 cert gained at school
  264  312  345
Level 2 cert gained at school
  186  198  210
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  78  90  96
Overseas secondary school qual
  3  9  18
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  93  114  165
Level 4 cert post-school
  99  72  216
Level 5 diploma
  12  66  69
Level 6 diploma
  84  117  69
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  39  42  102
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  12  21  15
Masters degree
......  15
Doctorate degree
......  3
Not elsewhere included(4)
  243  270  234
Total  1,896  1,977  2,331

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.