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 2014 to September 2025

As at 30 September 2025 the:

• Total number of New Zealand-based student loan borrowers increased by 1.1% from 499,416 in September 2024 to 504,738 in September 2025.
• Total number of overseas-based student loan borrowers increased by 1.9% from 111,983 in September 2024 to 114,060 in September 2025.
• Total number of all student loan borrowers increased by 1.2% from 611,399 in September 2024 to 618,798 in September 2025.