Ngā tatauranga o ngā kaimino pūtea taurewa ākonga Statistics on student loan borrowers

All data can be found in an Excel download located on the student loan dataset page. Data is updated two months post the end of each quarter. 

Datasets for student loan statistics

Number of student loan borrowers

This graph shows the number of student loan borrowers by New Zealand-based, and overseas-based, as at the end of each quarter from September 2013 to September 2024.

As at 30 September 2024 the:

• Total number of New Zealand-based student loan borrowers decreased by 4.0% from 520,190 in September 2023 to 499,416 in September 2024.
• Total number of overseas-based student loan borrowers increased by 5.0% from 106,621 in September 2023 to 111,983 in September 2024.
• Total number of all student loan borrowers decreased by 2.5% from 626,811 in September 2023 to 611,399 in September 2024.

Notes:

• A borrower is any person who has drawn from the Student Loan Scheme and not yet repaid in full.