Throughout all receptors of worldwide college students in New Zealand, together with universities, colleges, English language colleges and additional training establishments, the determine mirrored a rise of 67% on the numbers proven in 2022 – and meant it was at 60% of the quantity seen within the nation in 2019.
The figures come shortly after ENZ launched a placeholder-style slate of figures for the primary eight months of 2023 earlier this 12 months.
All sub-sectors noticed a rise in numbers since 2022 other than wānanga – or public tertiary establishments, stated the announcement from Training New Zealand Manapou ki te Ao.
The colleges within the nation total stood at 86% of their 2019 enrolments, with a complete of 29,065 college students in 2023.
The one which noticed probably the most development, encouragingly, was the English language sector, which noticed its numbers go from 1,565 in 2022 to 9,570 in 2023 – a staggering 511% enhance year-on-year.
The appearing chief government of ENZ stated that the figures total had been “excellent news” for the nation’s worldwide training sector.
“It confirms that New Zealand is a beautiful place to review, providing a high quality studying expertise inside and outdoors the classroom in a protected, welcoming surroundings,” stated Linda Sissons.
India, which can be a “nation of honour” on the New Zealand Worldwide Training Convention in August, continues to be considered one of New Zealand’s greatest sending international locations, with 17% of the market share within the full 2023 12 months.
“India and New Zealand have sturdy ties within the discipline of training, as India continues to play a really vital position in New Zealand’s worldwide training trade,” stated Neeta Bhushan, Excessive Commissioner of India to New Zealand. “That is finished by way of analysis partnerships, in addition to the big variety of Indian college students who’re learning right here in New Zealand,” she added.
We’re actively diversifying our recruitment efforts to achieve worldwide college students in a broad vary of nations
Linda Sissons, ENZ
In no shock, China dominates the market share, with 35% of New Zealand’s worldwide college students coming from the juggernaut – even Training New Zealand itself famous it’s typically the most important sending nation amongst all of New Zealand’s rivals.
Japan, South Korea and Thailand are the third, fourth and fifth largest sending international locations behind China and India with 10%, 5% and 4% respectively.
Shortly after talking to The PIE in 2022 about New Zealand’s worldwide training technique, then-education minister (now chief of the opposition) Chris Hipkins departed for a tour of Latin America – however because it stands, no international locations from the area have greater than 4% of the market share, and aren’t listed individually in 2023 figures.
“Enabling a thriving and globally related New Zealand by way of world-class worldwide training is a authorities precedence. We’re actively diversifying our recruitment efforts to achieve worldwide college students in a broad vary of nations,” Sissons added.
