Education - Highest Qualification – Census Usually Resident Population Count – 1996–2006| Highest Qualification for the Census Usually Resident Population Count Aged 15 Years and Over, 1996, 2001, and 2006 | |
| | 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |
|
897,699 |
686,226 |
708,429 | | Level 1 Certificate Gained at School |
|
310,215 |
389,262 |
386,070 | | Level 2 Certificate Gained at School |
|
236,859 |
283,482 |
263,850 | | Level 3 or 4 Certificate Gained at School |
|
131,547 |
156,981 |
170,055 | | Overseas Secondary School Qualification |
|
59,172 |
163,695 |
172,590 | | Level 1, 2 or 3 Certificate Gained Post-school |
|
86,829 |
106,191 |
128,619 | | Level 4 Certificate Gained Post-school |
|
169,845 |
137,628 |
286,599 | |
36,612 |
54,891 |
110,496 | |
200,298 |
209,181 |
157,866 | | Bachelor Degree and Level 7 Qualifications |
|
149,898 |
199,932 |
315,849 | | Post-Graduate and Honours Degree2 |
|
74,343 |
92,154 |
55,461 | | ... | ... |
59,706 | | ... | ... |
16,767 | |
432,906 |
409,917 |
328,014 | | Total |
2,786,220 |
2,889,534 |
3,160,374 |
1. For further information on the qualifications framework, refer to the Statistical Standard for Qualifications, available from Statistics New Zealand's website: www.stats.govt.nz.
2. For 1996 and 2001, Post-Graduate and Honours Degree, Masters Degree and Doctorate Degree data was output as part of a 'Higher Degree' category. For time series, the 'Higher Degree' data is shown under the Post-graduate and Honours Degree' category.
3. Includes Response Unidentifiable and Not Stated for 1996. Includes Highest Qualification Unidentifiable and Not Stated for 1996 and 2001.
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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.
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