Domestic students completing qualifications in natural and physical sciences in New Zealand
By gender and qualification level, 2023
| Qualification level | Gender | Number of domestic students completing qualifications |
|---|---|---|
| Level 1 certificate | Female | 0 |
| Level 1 certificate | Male | 0 |
| Level 2 certificate | Female | 0 |
| Level 2 certificate | Male | 5 |
| Level 3 certificate | Female | 25 |
| Level 3 certificate | Male | 30 |
| Level 4 certificate | Female | 875 |
| Level 4 certificate | Male | 240 |
| Level 5-7 certificate and diploma | Female | 335 |
| Level 5-7 certificate and diploma | Male | 110 |
| Bachelor degree | Female | 1,595 |
| Bachelor degree | Male | 1,130 |
| Graduate diploma/certificate | Female | 60 |
| Graduate diploma/certificate | Male | 40 |
| Honours or postgraduate diploma/certificate | Female | 525 |
| Honours or postgraduate diploma/certificate | Male | 230 |
| Masters degree | Female | 335 |
| Masters degree | Male | 195 |
| Doctorate degree | Female | 75 |
| Doctorate degree | Male | 90 |
Notes
Students who complete a qualification that can be assigned to more than one field have been counted in each field, so the sum of the various fields may not add to the total.
Students are counted in each sub-sector they complete a qualification, so the sum of the various sub-sectors may not add to the total.
Totals also include those students with unknown values.
Definitions
Domestic students are those studying here with New Zealand/Australian citizenship or permanent residence status.
Limitations of the data
Data in this table, including totals, have been rounded to the nearest 5 to protect the privacy of individuals, so the sum of individual counts may not add to the total.
Inclusions
Data relates to students completing a formal qualification at a tertiary education provider. It excludes on-job industry training.
Data includes those private training establishments that received Student Achievement Component funding, and/or had students with student loans or allowances, and/or Youth Guarantee programmes.
Changes to data collection/processing
Te Pūkenga - The New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology (NZIST) was established in 2020 as part of reforms of vocational education. It brings together the existing 16 Institutes of Technology and Polytechnics (ITPs) into one organisation. The subsector label Te Pūkenga takes the place of Institutes of technology and polytechnics used in previously published tables.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Tertiary Education Retention & Achievement: Gaining Qualifications 2023
Webpage:
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/statistics/tertiary-education/retention_and_achievement
How to find the data
At URL provided, download 'Students gaining qualifications from tertiary education providers'.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Tertiary Education Retention & Achievement: Gaining Qualifications 2023
From the dataset Tertiary Education Retention & Achievement: Gaining Qualifications 2023, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: COM.16
- Range:
E4:Q267 - Provided: 2,860 data points
This data forms the table Tertiary Education - Domestic students completing qualifications by qualification, sub-sector, gender and field of study 2023.
Dataset originally released on:
August 2024
About this dataset
These are statistics relating to qualification completion for students at tertiary education providers by a range of demographic and study-related characteristics.