Asian students enrolled in primary and secondary schools in New Zealand

Based on prioritised ethnicity, as at July 1998–2023

The following information applies to all values in the table. Student roll: Asian Roll, Measure: Student roll in primary and secondary schools
Year as at 1 July	Ethnic group	Number of students
1998	Southeast Asian	5,766
1999	Southeast Asian	6,663
2000	Southeast Asian	6,635
2001	Southeast Asian	6,869
2002	Southeast Asian	7,271
2003	Southeast Asian	7,586
2004	Southeast Asian	7,848
2005	Southeast Asian	8,092
2006	Southeast Asian	8,518
2007	Southeast Asian	9,338
2008	Southeast Asian	10,931
2009	Southeast Asian	12,551
2010	Southeast Asian	13,663
2011	Southeast Asian	14,629
2012	Southeast Asian	15,388
2012	Other Asian	15,421
2013	Southeast Asian	16,165
2014	Southeast Asian	16,893
2015	Southeast Asian	17,903
2016	Southeast Asian	19,302
2017	Southeast Asian	20,885
2018	Southeast Asian	22,497
2019	Southeast Asian	24,188
2020	Southeast Asian	25,888
2021	Southeast Asian	26,568
2022	Southeast Asian	27,231
2023	Southeast Asian	32,789
1998	Indian	9,485
1999	Indian	9,970
2000	Indian	10,750
2001	Indian	11,780
2002	Indian	13,782
2003	Indian	16,037
2004	Indian	17,517
2005	Indian	18,545
2006	Indian	19,453
2007	Indian	19,993
2008	Indian	20,822
2009	Indian	22,160
2010	Indian	22,866
2011	Indian	23,021
2012	Indian	23,217
2013	Indian	23,607
2014	Indian	24,393
2015	Indian	25,265
2016	Indian	26,637
2017	Indian	28,066
2018	Indian	29,929
2019	Indian	31,703
2020	Indian	33,712
2021	Indian	35,478
2022	Indian	37,191
2023	Indian	41,053
1998	Chinese	13,645
1999	Chinese	14,138
2000	Chinese	13,636
2001	Chinese	13,692
2002	Chinese	14,900
2003	Chinese	17,005
2004	Chinese	17,684
2005	Chinese	17,988
2006	Chinese	19,456
2007	Chinese	19,008
2008	Chinese	18,880
2009	Chinese	18,809
2010	Chinese	19,084
2011	Chinese	19,249
2012	Chinese	19,719
2013	Chinese	20,713
2014	Chinese	21,736
2015	Chinese	23,112
2016	Chinese	25,149
2017	Chinese	27,811
2018	Chinese	30,725
2019	Chinese	33,220
2020	Chinese	36,102
2021	Chinese	37,734
2022	Chinese	39,545
2023	Chinese	42,508
1998	Other Asian	13,024
1999	Other Asian	12,050
2000	Other Asian	11,346
2001	Other Asian	11,312
2002	Other Asian	13,330
2003	Other Asian	15,396
2004	Other Asian	15,688
2005	Other Asian	15,733
2006	Other Asian	14,428
2007	Other Asian	14,526
2008	Other Asian	14,950
2009	Other Asian	15,264
2010	Other Asian	15,443
2011	Other Asian	15,436
2013	Other Asian	15,414
2014	Other Asian	15,787
2015	Other Asian	16,176
2016	Other Asian	16,917
2017	Other Asian	17,795
2018	Other Asian	18,805
2019	Other Asian	19,680
2020	Other Asian	20,611
2021	Other Asian	21,149
2022	Other Asian	21,593
2023	Other Asian	23,558

Notes

The ethnic group data is 'prioritised', which means that each student is only counted once. International fee-paying students are considered a separate ethnic group.

Limitations of the data

Schools can and do make amendments to their roll data outside of a collection period if they notice mistakes that affect their funding entitlements, often brought about by audit visits. These changes will not be reflected in the roll data that has been published.

Inclusions

Included school types are: Full Primary, Secondary, Intermediate, Composite, Restricted Composite, Correspondence School, Special School, Contributing, Teen Parent Unit.

Data provided by

Ministry of Education

Dataset name

School Roll Returns: Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 2023

Webpage:

http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/schooling/student-numbers/6028

How to find the data

At URL download Excel spreadsheet titled 'Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 1996-2023'.
Figure.NZ edited the file for processing purposes.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: School Roll Returns: Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 2023

From the dataset School Roll Returns: Time Series Data for Trend Analysis 2023, this data was extracted:

Sheet: Ethnic Group
Range: B4:AC35
Provided: 588 data points

This data forms the table Schooling - Student roll by ethnic group (prioritised) 1996–2023.

Dataset originally released on:

October 2023

About this dataset

The Ministry of Education carries out statistical collections (roll returns) from New Zealand schools at different times during the year.
The data reported here is based on the 1 July roll returns since it provides detailed information on age and ethnicity for trend analysis.

Purpose of collection

The Ministry uses the collected data in a number of ways: to fund and staff schools; to support policy analysis, development and decision making; to monitor the outcomes of the New Zealand education system; and for national and international reporting purposes.

Asian students enrolled in primary and secondary schools in New Zealand

Based on prioritised ethnicity, as at July 1998–2023

About this data

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