The report contains data on tertiary education trends and changes for the year ended December 2014.

Summary

The key findings of New Zealand's Annual Tertiary Enrolments for 2014 were:

• 418,000 students were enrolled in formal study programmes in 2014, including 53,900 international students.
• Enrolment numbers increased from 2013 to 2014 for domestic students aged 18 to 19 years, while they remained stable for 20 to 24 year-olds and declined for students aged 25 years and over.
• Tertiary education participation rate has been increasing among the ethnic groups for bachelors and postgraduate qualifications and decreasing for non-degree qualifications.