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2. Age standardised participation rates in tertiary educationMinistry of EducationNumerator: The total number of students who were enrolled in a qualification, in either a public tertiaryinstitution or publicly funded private tertiary institution, at some time during a particular yearDenominator: The estimated New Zealand population aged 15 years and over, as at 30 June of each year.Notes on InterpretationNote 1: The age-standardised participation rate is one where all subgroups being compared are artificiallygiven the same age distribution, with the tertiary participation rates presented here being standardised toStatistics New Zealand’s 2010 national population estimates. As participation is highest in the 18–24 agegroup,standardising for age removes any differences arising from one group having a different age structure toanother. As such, the standardised rate is an artificial measure, but it does provide an estimate of how groupsmight more fairly compare if they had the same age distribution.Note 2: Data relates to domestic students enrolled at any time during the year with a tertiary education providerin formal qualifications of greater than 0.03 EFTS. Students who were enrolled at more than one qualificationlevel have been counted in each level, but only once in the Total.Note 3: Data excludes all non-formal learning and on-job industry training.New Zealand Distribution and TrendsSenior Secondary School RetentionDistribution by EthnicityIn New Zealand during 2009–2011, a higher proportion of Asian > European and Pacific >Māori students stayed on at school until at least 17 years of age. Thus during 2011, 92.7%of Asian students stayed on at school until at least 17 years of age, as compared to 82.8%of European, 78.9% of Pacific, and 64.7% of Māori students (Figure 48).Figure 48. Proportion of Secondary School Students Staying at School Until at Least 17Years of Age by Ethnicity, New Zealand 2009–20111009080Percent of Students (%)706050403020100AsianEuropeanPacificMāori2009 2010 2011Source: Ministry of Education; Note: Ethnicity is Total Response and thus individual students may appear inmore than one ethnic groupSchool Retention and Tertiary Participation - 133