The student to staff ratios have been calculated using the equivalent full-time student measure and the full-time equivalent academic staff count. In interpreting these ratios caution needs to be exercised as the allocation of staff to categories may not be consistently reported from year to year.
From the dataset Tertiary Education Resources: Staffing 2025, this data was extracted:
Sheet: HNR.11
Range: C6:L11
Provided: 60 data points
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).