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2006 Census

Highest Qualification of People in Otago Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  34,335  708,432
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  18,837  386,073
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  12,855  263,850
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  14,787  170,055
Overseas secondary school qualification
  5,676  172,590
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  6,594  128,619
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  15,726  286,599
Level 5 diploma
  5,010  110,496
Level 6 diploma
  7,662  157,866
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  15,357  315,846
Post-graduate and honours degree
  3,426  55,461
Masters degree
  2,799  59,703
Doctorate degree
  1,551  16,770
Not elsewhere included(3)
  15,036  328,014
Total  159,651  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 Otago Region and New Zealand,(1)(2) 2006 Census
 
Region/ City/ DistrictNew Zealand
No qualification
  2,244  130,146
Level 1 certificate gained at school
  1,158  54,549
Level 2 certificate gained at school
  711  31,197
Level 3 or 4 certificate gained at school
  978  17,889
Overseas secondary school qualification
  45  1,464
Level 1, 2 or 3 certificate gained post-school
  465  21,150
Level 4 certificate gained post-school
  741  27,450
Level 5 diploma
  234  9,453
Level 6 diploma
  222  10,107
Bachelor degree and level 7 qualifications
  618  17,907
Post-graduate and honours degree
  105  2,532
Masters degree
  63  2,244
Doctorate degree
  30  384
Not elsewhere included(3)
  666  38,925
Total  8,286  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 Otago Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  46,872  34,722  34,335
Level 1 cert gained at school
  15,645  19,341  18,837
Level 2 cert gained at school
  11,877  13,704  12,852
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  12,690  13,314  14,784
Overseas secondary school qual
  2,346  5,028  5,679
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  4,659  5,556  6,594
Level 4 cert post-school
  9,735  7,809  15,729
Level 5 diploma
  1,839  2,748  5,010
Level 6 diploma
  9,993  10,104  7,662
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  8,010  9,933  15,360
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  5,076  5,667  3,429
Masters degree
......  2,799
Doctorate degree
......  1,554
Not elsewhere included(4)
  19,812  18,975  15,036
Total  148,557  146,913  159,651

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 Otago Region,(1)(2) 1996–2006 Censuses
 
199620012006
No qualification
  2,559  1,935  2,244
Level 1 cert gained at school
  861  1,023  1,158
Level 2 cert gained at school
  660  714  714
Level 3 or 4 cert gained at school
  786  762  978
Overseas secondary school qual
  21  18  45
Level 1, 2 or 3 cert post-school
  279  369  465
Level 4 cert post-school
  387  288  741
Level 5 diploma
  57  147  234
Level 6 diploma
  276  300  222
Bachelor deg and level 7 quals
  279  375  618
Post-grad and honours degree(3)
  120  138  105
Masters degree
......  66
Doctorate degree
......  27
Not elsewhere included(4)
  816  801  669
Total  7,107  6,867  8,286

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.