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Media release.

Record international student enrolments in 2015 

New Zealand’s international education industry grew 13 per cent to 125,011 international student enrolments in 2015, Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment Minister Steven Joyce announced today.

The International Education Snapshot Report for the 2015 year shows an overall increase of 14,748 international student enrolments and that every region experienced growth.

“This result reflects the great work being done by the education community across New Zealand,” Mr Joyce says. 

“New Zealand is increasingly being recognised for the excellent education and study experiences it delivers to both local and international students.”

Tuition fee income received from international education topped $1 billion for the first time in 2015. Fee income reached $1.029 billion, a 17 per cent increase ($146 million) on 2014.

Statistics New Zealand recorded the value of education exports as $3.1 billion for the year to March 2016.

“The benefits of international education extend well beyond the economic contribution to the economy.

Young New Zealanders live and learn alongside people from other countries, increasing their understanding of other cultures and boosting our links with the world.

These links are vital for us to prosper in an increasingly Asia-Pacific world.”Auckland continues to be the largest region for international student enrolments with 63 per cent of enrolments, similar to 2014.

Canterbury has 8.4 per cent of enrolments (an increase in enrolments of 13 per cent to 10,547), and Wellington has 5.9 per cent (an increase of 9 per cent to 7,456) of international student enrolments.