Education in New Zealand

2,575 indicators covering education for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 50.9% 2024 up 8.1% 50th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 1.0% 2024 up 16.3% 50th
Percentage of enrolment in lower secondary education in private 49.1% 2024 down 7.2% 130th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 number 2017 164th
Government expenditure on education, constant PPP$ 14,726 millions 2023 up 18.5% 49th
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male 39,259 2024 up 5.2% 26th
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes 37,914 2024 up 2.3% 26th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 43.8% 2024 up 6.4% 19th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 50.0% 2024 up 0.2% 52nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 1.0% 2024 up 0.3% 52nd
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in public 50.0% 2024 down 0.2% 124th
Government expenditure on tertiary education, constant US$ 3,000 millions 2023 down 8.4% 36th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 51.6% 2024 up 0.9% 47th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 1.1% 2024 up 1.7% 47th
Percentage of enrolment in upper secondary education in public 48.4% 2024 down 0.9% 128th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 87.9% 2023 up 2.5% 76th
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 number 1979 170th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 number 1979 166th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 number 1979 169th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 46.0% 2024 down 8.4% 158th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 0.9% 2024 down 15.6% 158th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in public 54.0% 2024 up 8.5% 15th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 0.8559 GPIA 2024 up 37.7% 109th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 15,961 2024 up 60.1% 104th
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and 12,939 2024 up 120.4% 108th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 3.5% 2024 up 50.9% 130th
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary 3.0% 2024 up 107.7% 130th
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, US$ 879.75 millions 2023 up 14.4% 41st
International expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 0.0% 2023 143rd
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, male 0.0% 1978 145th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 1.15 GPIA 2024 up 5.4% 12th
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 7,985 2024 up 72.2% 102nd
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary 9,037 2024 up 73.9% 101st
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of primary education, female 0.0% 1978 141st
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 2.4% 2024 up 53.6% 114th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.9317 GPIA 2024 down 0.8% 89th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 2.6% 2024 up 54.7% 114th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 879.75 millions 2023 up 14.5% 40th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 0.9831 GPIA 2024 up 16.8% 71st
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 31,382 2024 up 109.1% 69th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 18,648 2024 up 112.8% 68th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 12,734 2024 up 103.9% 72nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 170,886 2024 down 5.0% 75th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.8% 2024 down 0.9% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 1.0% 2024 down 1.8% 105th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.2% 2024 up 0.9% 65th
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 3,380 millions 2023 up 40.8% 37th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 66,307 2024 down 9.9% 77th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 104,578 2024 down 1.6% 68th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 3,363 number 1995 down 59.0% 109th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 4,856 millions 2023 up 23.3% 34th