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 June 2014 to June 2025.

As at 30 June 2025 the:

• Total number of New Zealand-based student loan borrowers increased by 0.4% from 507,619 in June 2024 to 509,732 in June 2025.
• Total number of overseas-based student loan borrowers increased by 2.5% from 110,389 in June 2024 to 113,160 in June 2025.
• Total number of all student loan borrowers increased by 0.8% from 618,008 in June 2024 to 622,892 in June 2025.

Notes:

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