ICEF Monitor – New Zealand continues to build on 2013 enrolment growth
23 Dec 2014
After years of flat or declining international enrolment, New Zealand began to turn the corner in 2013. More specifically, after a tough start to the year – which saw January to April enrolment fall off by 5% compared to the same period in 2012 – the country began to make some modest gains with foreign student numbers increasing 4% from May to August and another 2% from September to December.
While detailed statistics for the full year are not yet available, the January to April international enrolment figures have been published and they show an increase of 8% over the same period for 2013.
Both trends bode well for New Zealand’s stated ambition to double the economic impact of its international education sector from NZ$2.6 billion today to NZ$5 billion by 2025. Education New Zealand has estimated that the sector will need to grow by an average of 5% per year in order to reach that 2025 target. If that’s the case, then the growth projected for 2014 will be a great step towards the country’s strategic enrolment and economic impact goals.
“Read the full article on ICEF Monitor” – Source: http://monitor.icef.com/2014/12/new-zealand-continues-build-2013-enrolment-growth/