Māori academic staff employed or contracted by tertiary institutions in New Zealand
By institution type, 2016–2025, number of people
| Year | Sub-sector | Number of people |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Public providers | 1,755 |
| 2017 | Public providers | 1,965 |
| 2018 | Public providers | 1,900 |
| 2019 | Public providers | 1,970 |
| 2020 | Public providers | 1,945 |
| 2021 | Public providers | 2,050 |
| 2022 | Public providers | 2,005 |
| 2023 | Public providers | 1,990 |
| 2024 | Public providers | 2,210 |
| 2025 | Public providers | 2,240 |
| 2016 | Private training establishments | 585 |
| 2017 | Private training establishments | 565 |
| 2018 | Private training establishments | 565 |
| 2019 | Private training establishments | 455 |
| 2020 | Private training establishments | 495 |
| 2021 | Private training establishments | 530 |
| 2022 | Private training establishments | 570 |
| 2023 | Private training establishments | 580 |
| 2024 | Private training establishments | 595 |
| 2025 | Private training establishments | 550 |
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.6
- Range:
F6:AI467 - Provided: 13,860 data points
This data forms the table Tertiary Education - Academic staff employed, or contracted, in tertiary education institutions, by sub-sector, designation, ethnic group and full-time/part-time status, 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).