Educational attainment of the adult population
Percentage of adults aged 25-64 years with at least upper secondary school qualifications, 1986-2006
| Territorial authority area |
At least upper secondary |
Tertiary
(bachelor’s
degree & above) |
| 1986 |
1991 |
1996 |
2001 |
2006 |
2006 |
| Far North District |
53.8 |
56.2 |
54.0 |
64.9 |
69.9 |
10.5 |
| Whangarei District |
59.2 |
61.7 |
59.7 |
70.7 |
75.3 |
13.0 |
| Kaipara District |
51.6 |
55.2 |
54.0 |
63.7 |
68.7 |
7.6 |
| Rodney District |
61.0 |
65.2 |
63.9 |
76.4 |
81.3 |
15.1 |
| North Shore City |
69.9 |
73.5 |
70.7 |
86.1 |
89.4 |
28.3 |
| Waitakere City |
58.7 |
62.8 |
59.8 |
75.3 |
79.3 |
18.4 |
| Auckland City |
64.2 |
70.2 |
69.1 |
85.1 |
87.7 |
35.8 |
| Manukau City |
54.3 |
57.5 |
53.5 |
72.1 |
75.5 |
16.1 |
| Papakura District |
54.8 |
58.5 |
56.2 |
68.2 |
71.1 |
11.1 |
| Franklin District |
55.3 |
59.6 |
59.4 |
71.6 |
75.9 |
12.2 |
| Thames-Coromandel District |
56.4 |
58.6 |
56.7 |
67.7 |
72.7 |
10.6 |
| Hauraki District |
49.9 |
52.5 |
50.8 |
60.6 |
63.2 |
7.0 |
| Waikato District |
51.1 |
54.7 |
55.2 |
66.8 |
72.8 |
14.7 |
| Matamata-Piako District |
51.0 |
55.9 |
56.3 |
66.0 |
70.0 |
9.1 |
| Hamilton City |
60.9 |
65.9 |
65.6 |
76.6 |
80.3 |
23.8 |
| Waipa District |
55.3 |
60.1 |
61.0 |
72.8 |
76.6 |
14.6 |
| Otorohanga District |
50.1 |
54.6 |
53.0 |
61.0 |
65.8 |
8.2 |
| South Waikato District |
50.6 |
52.7 |
51.0 |
60.4 |
63.6 |
7.0 |
| Waitomo District |
51.0 |
52.6 |
51.8 |
60.3 |
63.5 |
9.4 |
| Taupo District |
54.8 |
59.1 |
57.4 |
69.6 |
74.2 |
10.9 |
| Western Bay of Plenty District |
56.7 |
61.0 |
59.5 |
70.7 |
75.6 |
11.6 |
| Tauranga City |
58.1 |
62.3 |
60.9 |
73.0 |
78.4 |
14.4 |
| Rotorua District |
57.2 |
60.7 |
59.7 |
70.8 |
74.9 |
13.8 |
| Whakatane District |
52.8 |
56.9 |
55.9 |
66.8 |
71.4 |
11.8 |
| Kawerau District |
51.9 |
53.2 |
46.8 |
55.9 |
59.3 |
4.6 |
| Opotiki District |
50.9 |
51.5 |
46.8 |
57.3 |
62.0 |
8.0 |
| Gisborne District |
51.6 |
56.2 |
56.5 |
66.1 |
70.4 |
11.7 |
| Wairoa District |
45.7 |
49.2 |
46.8 |
56.4 |
62.0 |
6.2 |
| Hastings District |
53.0 |
57.0 |
57.3 |
68.5 |
73.1 |
13.5 |
| Napier City |
55.7 |
58.8 |
59.7 |
70.3 |
74.8 |
13.9 |
| Central Hawke's Bay District |
54.1 |
57.3 |
57.3 |
65.9 |
70.1 |
9.9 |
| New Plymouth District |
55.9 |
60.6 |
59.8 |
69.9 |
74.8 |
13.7 |
| Stratford District |
48.3 |
52.4 |
52.0 |
63.0 |
67.5 |
7.2 |
| South Taranaki District |
46.2 |
49.2 |
49.2 |
59.5 |
63.4 |
7.4 |
| Ruapehu District |
52.8 |
55.3 |
54.2 |
63.0 |
67.5 |
8.7 |
| Whanganui District |
53.7 |
57.9 |
57.6 |
67.1 |
70.8 |
11.9 |
| Rangitikei District |
53.6 |
55.5 |
56.1 |
65.8 |
68.9 |
9.7 |
| Manawatu District |
53.5 |
59.1 |
58.6 |
68.4 |
72.5 |
12.5 |
| Palmerston North City |
60.5 |
66.0 |
66.7 |
76.9 |
79.5 |
23.5 |
| Tararua District |
50.7 |
55.1 |
53.4 |
63.2 |
65.9 |
7.9 |
| Horowhenua District |
47.2 |
50.9 |
48.8 |
59.1 |
63.8 |
8.4 |
| Kapiti Coast District |
62.3 |
66.2 |
64.1 |
76.7 |
80.9 |
17.7 |
| Porirua City |
55.3 |
59.3 |
58.3 |
73.2 |
76.6 |
18.0 |
| Upper Hutt City |
61.7 |
66.1 |
63.7 |
75.0 |
78.5 |
15.2 |
| Lower Hutt City |
60.7 |
64.9 |
63.0 |
75.2 |
78.2 |
20.0 |
| Wellington City |
74.3 |
78.4 |
77.7 |
89.0 |
91.1 |
42.9 |
| Masterton District |
54.6 |
58.9 |
57.6 |
67.9 |
71.8 |
12.3 |
| Carterton District |
51.5 |
56.2 |
54.3 |
67.5 |
72.9 |
12.4 |
| South Wairarapa District |
52.9 |
56.8 |
56.4 |
69.8 |
74.5 |
16.2 |
| Tasman District |
56.6 |
62.1 |
61.9 |
72.8 |
77.7 |
13.3 |
| Nelson City |
61.4 |
65.3 |
64.3 |
75.2 |
79.3 |
17.4 |
| Marlborough District |
56.6 |
61.1 |
61.3 |
70.4 |
75.0 |
11.7 |
| Kaikoura District |
49.3 |
51.9 |
54.1 |
66.2 |
71.2 |
11.3 |
| Buller District |
48.8 |
52.4 |
51.1 |
59.9 |
64.0 |
7.4 |
| Grey District |
48.9 |
55.4 |
53.8 |
63.3 |
68.3 |
9.1 |
| Westland District |
52.8 |
56.2 |
55.8 |
65.7 |
72.5 |
11.7 |
| Hurunui District |
58.3 |
61.7 |
62.1 |
72.0 |
77.0 |
12.3 |
| Waimakariri District |
54.3 |
60.3 |
60.6 |
71.2 |
75.5 |
11.2 |
| Christchurch City |
59.8 |
65.6 |
65.1 |
76.4 |
80.3 |
21.2 |
| Selwyn District |
59.5 |
65.6 |
65.9 |
77.3 |
80.9 |
16.8 |
| Ashburton District |
50.9 |
55.7 |
57.1 |
67.1 |
71.3 |
9.0 |
| Timaru District |
52.2 |
57.5 |
57.3 |
66.8 |
71.0 |
9.8 |
| Mackenzie District |
56.8 |
61.5 |
64.3 |
74.6 |
77.5 |
13.2 |
| Waimate District |
49.2 |
54.6 |
54.6 |
63.8 |
67.2 |
7.8 |
| Chatham Islands |
54.1 |
56.0 |
51.6 |
65.4 |
67.3 |
8.9 |
| Waitaki District |
52.3 |
56.1 |
55.0 |
64.9 |
69.3 |
9.3 |
| Central Otago District |
56.3 |
62.8 |
61.5 |
69.9 |
75.9 |
12.5 |
| Queenstown-Lakes District |
69.3 |
73.3 |
72.3 |
84.6 |
89.4 |
22.0 |
| Dunedin City |
58.7 |
64.7 |
64.9 |
75.7 |
79.8 |
25.0 |
| Clutha District |
47.6 |
51.8 |
52.3 |
62.7 |
66.9 |
8.5 |
| Southland District |
47.3 |
51.8 |
54.5 |
65.5 |
69.5 |
9.4 |
| Gore District |
46.2 |
51.3 |
52.7 |
61.7 |
65.3 |
8.2 |
| Invercargill City |
50.5 |
53.8 |
55.1 |
64.6 |
68.8 |
11.8 |
| New Zealand |
58.3 |
62.7 |
61.8 |
74.5 |
78.5 |
19.7 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand |
