Education in New Zealand

2,570 indicators covering education for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 2024 up 6.1% 111th
Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 1st
Duration of pre primary education 2 2025 unchanged 146th
Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 2025 unchanged 56th
Population ages 15-64 64.5% 2025 down 1.6% 108th
Population ages 0-14 17.9% 2025 down 10.1% 144th
Lower secondary school starting age 11 years 2025 unchanged 144th
Primary school starting age 5 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.69 2024 down 2.0% 153rd
School enrollment, primary 96.7% 2024 down 2.0% 144th
Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.005 units per person 2024 down 9.4% 98th
Primary education, teachers 26,597 2024 up 6.1% 111th
Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.66 2024 down 13.8% 139th
Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 18.3% 176th
School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% 2024 down 1.8% 136th
School enrollment, primary, male 96.6% 2024 down 2.1% 142nd
Womens educational attainment vs fertility, annual growth rate 0.1201 % change on previous year 2023 up 103.0% 28th
Fertility rate vs share of women between 25 and 29 years old with no e 1.67 2023 down 16.8% 139th
Womens educational attainment vs fertility 1.67 2023 down 16.8% 139th
Labor force, total, per capita 0.5777 units per person 2025 up 5.4% 12th
Labor force, total 3.08 million 2025 up 21.8% 108th
Labor force, female 47.6% 2025 up 1.0% 49th
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates 96.69 2024 down 2.0% 149th
Labor force, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2025 down 17.8% 158th
Labor force, total, annual growth rate 0.6649 % change on previous year 2025 down 74.0% 116th
Primary education, teachers, annual growth rate 0.0527 % change on previous year 2024 down 96.1% 118th
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled 36,426 2024 up 3.5% 102nd
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1 GPI 2020 down 0.1% 60th
Human capital composite index 0.4004 standard deviations from the yearly mean 2024 down 33.0% 66th
School enrollment, secondary 114.2% 2024 down 1.6% 22nd
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education 2.21 2024 up 21.8% 180th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 2.6 per 1,000 2024 down 10.3% 145th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.8 per 1,000 2024 down 21.7% 145th
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.6 per 1,000 2024 down 14.3% 154th
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 down 20.0% 162nd
Primary education, teachers, per square kilometre 0.101 units per square kilometre 2023 up 11.6% 173rd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 77.56 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 2.2% 31st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 21.8 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 5.6% 131st
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.6435 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 34.2% 85th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 80.82 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 up 4.0% 105th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 19.04 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 13.0% 62nd
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 39 - Projected youth 0.1336 Percentage of population aged 15-29 years 2040 down 68.3% 25th
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 38 - Projected education 2.11 Percentage of population aged 15 years or over 2040 up 4.1% 111th
Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, annual growth rate -0.1778 % change on previous year 2024 up 21.8% 117th
Secondary education, teachers, per capita 0.0069 units per person 2024 down 11.7% 80th
Secondary education, teachers 36,426 2024 up 3.5% 102nd
School enrollment, secondary, female 118.3% 2024 down 0.9% 17th
School enrollment, secondary, male 110.3% 2024 down 2.3% 25th
School enrollment, tertiary 77.2% 2024 down 4.3% 37th
Secondary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 20.3% 174th
Secondary education, teachers, female, gaps filled 23,475 2024 up 6.8% 90th
School enrollment, primary, private 2.2% 2024 up 21.8% 172nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 15 years 2020 unchanged 68th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male 31,580 number 2020 up 6.2% 128th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female 30,064 number 2020 up 6.3% 126th
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sex 61,644 number 2020 up 6.3% 127th
School age population, tertiary education, male 166,004 number 2018 up 4.2% 122nd
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 322,712 number 2018 up 3.4% 121st
School age population, tertiary education, female 156,708 number 2018 up 2.5% 121st
School age population, upper secondary education, male 92,513 number 2020 down 5.8% 120th