New Faces, New Futures: New Zealand

Data table for Figure 2.10

English language skills of migrants by region of origin
English language ability	UK/Irish Republic	South Africa	North America	Rest of Europe	North Asia	South Asia	South East Asia	Pacific	Other	All migrants
All migrants %	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
All migrants	11,670	3,180	1,590	2,210	6,540	3,160	1,900	4,380	1,590	36,220
English as a language spoken best	98.3	78.0	94.3	25.3	7.6	52.5	41.1	38.1	50.9	59.2
Very good/good English language ability	1.7	21.4	5.7	68.8	48.6	33.2	43.7	38.1	39.6	27.2
Moderate/poor English language ability				6.3	43.7	13.0	15.8	22.6	9.4	13.4
unspecified	S	S	S	S	S	1.3	S	0.9	S	0.2