This is edition 17 in an annual series on the tertiary education sector. Profile & Trends 2014: Tertiary Education Outcomes and Qualification Completions is the fourth of five new annual reports that, together, constitute the Ministry of Education's annual publication Profile & Trends: New Zealand's Tertiary Education Sector.
Key Results
The key findings of Tertiary Education Outcomes and Qualification Completions in 2014 were:
- The proportion of adults with a bachelors or higher qualification continued to increase from 20 percent in 2013 to 21 percent in 2014.
- In 2014, 163,000 tertiary education qualifications were completed, 19,200 by international students.
- From 2009 to 2014, the course completion rates increased for all ethnic groups, with the largest increases for Māori and Pasifika students.