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 December 2014 to December 2025.

As at 31 December 2025 the:

• Total number of New Zealand-based student loan borrowers increased by 1.4% from 486,088 in December 2024 to 492,838 in December 2025. 
• Total number of overseas-based student loan borrowers increased by 0.8% from 114,177 in December 2024 to 115,127 in December 2025. 
• Total number of all student loan borrowers increased by 1.3% from 600,265 in December 2024 to 607,965 in December 2025.