People employed or contracted by polytechnics in New Zealand
By age group and designation, 2025, number of people
| Designation | Age group | Number of people |
|---|---|---|
| Academic staff | 0-29 | 175 |
| Academic staff | 30-49 | 1,895 |
| Academic staff | 50-59 | 1,350 |
| Academic staff | 60-64 | 620 |
| Academic staff | 65+ | 700 |
| Academic staff | U | 70 |
| Research staff | 0-29 | 5 |
| Research staff | 30-49 | 5 |
| Research staff | 50-59 | 5 |
| Research staff | 60-64 | 0 |
| Research staff | 65+ | 5 |
| Research staff | U | 0 |
| Other staff | 0-29 | 510 |
| Other staff | 30-49 | 1,890 |
| Other staff | 50-59 | 975 |
| Other staff | 60-64 | 510 |
| Other staff | 65+ | 520 |
| Other staff | U | 110 |
Data provided by
Dataset name
Tertiary Education Resources: Staffing 2025
Webpage:
https://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/tertiary-staffing
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Staffing 2025' under the 'Staffing' heading.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Tertiary Education Resources: Staffing 2025
From the dataset Tertiary Education Resources: Staffing 2025, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: HNR.3
- Range:
F6:AI327 - Provided: 9,660 data points
This data forms the table Tertiary Education - Staff employed or contracted by tertiary education providers by sub-sector, designation, and age group 2016–2025.
Dataset originally released on:
June 2026
About this dataset
At the end of every year the Ministry collects aggregated staff numbers (headcount and full-time equivalent) by a range of characteristics such as full-time or part-time status, sub-sector, staff-type (academic, research and other staff), gender, ethnic group, and age group.
Method of collection/Data provider
These workforce returns came from 8 universities, 15 polytechnics, 3 wānanga and 168 private training establishments (PTEs).