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 2013 to December 2024.

As at 31 December 2024 the:

• Total number of New Zealand-based student loan borrowers decreased by 3.8% from 505,390 in December 2023 to 486,088 in December 2024.
• Total number of overseas-based student loan borrowers increased by 4.3% from 109,484 in December 2023 to 114,177 in December 2024.
• Total number of all student loan borrowers decreased by 2.4% from 614,874 in December 2023 to 600,265 in December 2024.

Notes:

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