Profile and Trends 2009 - New Zealand’s Tertiary Education Sector

The report's forward-looking commentary, the postscript and the discussion of New Zealand's third tertiary education strategy aim to capture the latest information on the government's direction for the tertiary education system.

Link - www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/79882/12

Author: Tertiary Sector Performance Analysis and Reporting, Ministry of Education

Published: August 2010

Key findings from this year’s report include:

• In 2009, there were 469,000 students enrolled in formal study programmes with tertiary education providers. Of these 43,500 were international students. The number of New Zealanders taking part in industry training in 2009 rose by 3.6 per cent to 202,000 employees, including 12,100 modern apprentices.
• Young tertiary students are studying at a more advanced level. More than three out of four young tertiary students are now studying level 4 qualifications and above.
• International student numbers are on the rise. International tertiary student numbers increased by more than 9 per cent in 2009 and are expected to increase by about 8 per cent in 2010, with more enrolments in bachelors degrees and more international students taking on doctoral study.
• Fifty per cent of New Zealanders now hold a tertiary qualification, compared with 44 per cent a decade ago, and 17 per cent have a bachelors or higher qualification, compared with 9.9 per cent in 1999.

This year’s report includes articles on:

• Participation in post-compulsory education following decreases in New Zealand’s economic activity
• What students earn after their tertiary education
• Raising the literacy, language and numeracy of the adult population
• Progression to, and success in, bachelors-level study
• Adults in non-formal and formal learning, and
• Students who had a disability