A changing society

According to 'Education counts', a New Zealand government web page, in 2010 (which is the most recently published study) there were 466,000 students enrolled in tertiary study in New Zealand. "Enrollments increased from 2009 to 2010. That is, domestic students took on considerably
higher study loads in 2010 (on average), a trend which began in 2008" (Ministry of education pg 10).

The current New Zealand population is estimated at 4,433,935 according to statistics New Zealand. This means approximately 10.5% of New Zealanders are enrolled in tertiary study at any one time.

With this steady increase in tertiary study enrollments, this means the amount of the population that is not having access to the appropriate rehabilitation services after physical trauma is also increasing.

As the social society changes, the formation of services providing for society need to change. 
So why is there no support available for individuals that are choosing to further their education, in turn to give back to New Zealand?

Is it funding? Is it not valued? Is this just my experience?

References:
Ministry of education, . (2011, February). Profile & trends: New Zealand's tertiary education sector. In Education counts. Retrieved July 24, 2012
http://www.educationcounts.govt.nz/publications/series/2531/p-and-t-2010-stage-1.

New Zealand Government, . (n.d.). Estimated resident population of New Zealand. In Statistics New Zealand. Retrieved July 24, 2012
http://www.stats.govt.nz/tools_and_services/tools/population_clock.aspx. retrieved 24/07/2012