Participation in early childhood education

The number of 3 and 4 year olds enrolled in early childhood education programmes and the number of Year 1 students who indicated they have attended some form of early childhood education.

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Region		"Apparent" participation rate (%)
Region		2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
1	Northland	74.8	78.7	78.3	83.4	86.5	85.7	84.6	84.9
2	Auckland	81.4	82.4	82.7	82.4	82.8	83.2	82.0	85.8
3	Waikato	83.6	86.0	88.3	89.2	92.9	91.7	92.5	93.4
4	Bay of Plenty	91.8	91.8	90.9	93.6	98.0	97.5	97.6	103.0
5	Gisborne	73.3	81.3	81.6	83.6	86.7	88.4	85.8	84.1
6	Hawke's Bay	100.6	103.6	106.1	112.6	114.3	105.6	105.0	106.7
7	Taranaki	87.5	88.4	93.7	98.5	101.4	101.1	96.4	102.7
8	Manawatu-Wanganui	89.8	89.2	93.1	95.2	96.7	100.5	98.3	97.1
9	Wellington	96.1	95.4	95.2	95.3	96.8	101.1	100.9	103.2
10	Tasman	91.0	87.4	89.2	93.9	97.6	95.2	96.7	95.5
11	Nelson	106.8	101.9	101.0	101.6	96.9	99.2	111.8	105.6
12	Marlborough	98.5	96.4	99.3	100.4	97.5	98.0	100.6	98.3
13	West Coast	79.3	81.2	84.0	89.6	86.0	85.9	88.4	90.7
14	Canterbury	102.4	103.9	106.2	104.6	107.3	107.9	105.5	107.7
15	Otago	105.9	106.7	108.0	110.9	108.3	105.9	107.3	105.5
16	Southland	82.9	85.8	90.5	90.3	90.9	90.9	99.9	98.5

"Apparent" participation rate, 3 and 4 year olds, 2008 (numbers can add to more than 100%)

Region	"Apparent" participation rate (%)		Number enrolled
Region	3 year	4 year	3 year	4 year
Northland	83	87	1,800	1,897
Auckland	82	90	16,128	18,060
Waikato	89	98	5,128	5,519
Bay of Plenty	103	103	3,914	4,037
Gisborne	84	84	628	625
Hawke's Bay	103	110	2,213	2,397
Taranaki	101	105	1,438	1,457
Manawatu-Wanganui	94	101	2,830	3,003
Wellington	103	103	6,387	6,508
Tasman	94	97	567	661
Nelson	100	111	541	603
Marlborough	94	102	454	541
West Coast	81	101	310	392
Canterbury	104	111	7,060	7,649
Otago	106	105	2,460	2,330
Southland	89	109	1,170	1,332

Early childhood attendance by Year 1 students, by ethnicity, 2008

Region	European		Māori		Pacific		Asian		Other		Total
Region	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Northland	892	95.7	909	86.7	25	89.3	42	93.3	21	100.0	1,889	91.0
Auckland	7,682	98.4	2,630	84.1	3,276	81.7	2,873	95.0	498	92.6	16,959	91.6
Waikato	2,906	97.8	1,673	89.6	151	88.8	264	95.0	95	91.3	5,089	94.4
Bay of Plenty	1,762	98.0	1,413	90.8	69	83.1	112	91.1	37	92.5	3,393	94.2
Gisborne	234	95.5	424	90.0	12	85.7	6	85.7	3	75.0	679	91.6
Hawke's Bay	1,069	98.9	727	93.8	115	92.7	47	94.0	16	100.0	1,974	96.5
Taranaki	911	97.5	341	95.3	33	97.1	36	97.3	21	95.5	1,342	96.9
Manawatu-Wanganui	1,647	98.2	906	95.6	109	98.2	96	99.0	35	97.2	2,793	97.4
Wellington	3,342	98.8	1,174	95.1	557	93.8	502	96.5	140	95.2	5,715	97.2
Tasman	492	98.6	57	95.0	4	80.0	11	100.0	7	100.0	571	98.1
Nelson	352	97.2	76	96.2	12	92.3	20	87.0	9	100.0	469	96.5
Marlborough	398	99.0	68	94.4	17	85.0	3	75.0	5	100.0	491	97.6
West Coast	276	94.8	48	92.3	2	66.7	1	100.0	8	88.9	335	94.1
Canterbury	4,881	99.2	799	98.2	210	94.2	294	96.1	125	96.2	6,309	98.7
Otago	1,682	98.9	241	96.8	61	100.0	86	100.0	19	95.0	2,089	98.7
Southland	922	97.7	211	95.0	30	93.8	11	100.0	12	100.0	1,186	97.1

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