Tertiary Education - Students enrolled in doctoral degrees by whether domestic or international 1998–2023

International students are those studying here without New Zealand/Australian citizenship or permanent residence status. Students studying off-shore at tertiary education providers that are registered in New Zealand are considered international students unless they hold New Zealand citizenship.

Data have been rounded to the nearest 5 to protect the privacy of individuals.

Doctoral degrees include PhDs and other doctorates but exclude higher doctorates.

At URL provided, select 'Research performance' Excel file.

This dataset includes statistics relating to the nature and amount of research undertaken in tertiary education.