Education in New Zealand

2,581 indicators covering education for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 11,564 number 2018 up 43.6% 63rd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 47.1% 2024 down 5.4% 136th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2024 down 10.2% 136th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 52.9% 2024 up 5.4% 15th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9851 GPIA 2020 up 5.9% 56th
Poverty vs mean schooling 10.07 2040 down 3.5% 93rd
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 1.9% 2018 down 10.8% 137th
Initial government funding per pre-primary student, constant PPP$ 9,173 2023 up 35.3% 26th
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 31,755 2023 down 11.7% 26th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0.0% 1978 109th
Repetition rate in Grade 6 of primary education, male 0.0% 1978 109th
Proportion of total government spending on essential services 13.1% 2025 down 21.1% 49th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 5,375 millions 2023 up 61.9% 46th
Percentage of primary schools with toilets 100 2025 unchanged 1st
Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 3,741 millions 2023 up 84.8% 50th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 5,375 millions 2023 up 23.4% 45th
Repeaters in Grade 6 of primary education, female 0 number 1979 129th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 3,741 millions 2023 up 40.9% 49th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 36.6% 2020 down 0.6% 34th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 36.6% 2020 down 0.6% 34th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.9% 2024 down 1.1% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 1.0% 2024 down 2.2% 78th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.1% 2024 up 1.1% 67th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 12.44 2017 down 14.2% 71st
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 89.63 2020 down 2.0% 74th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 34.5% 2020 up 5.2% 27th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 34.5% 2020 up 5.2% 27th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 38.6% 2020 down 4.9% 33rd
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 38.6% 2020 down 4.9% 33rd
Mean years of schooling long run 10.81 2020 down 2.8% 36th
Share of the population with completed tertiary education 39.8 2020 down 1.5% 9th
Share of population 15 years and older with no education 1.7 2020 up 54.5% 76th
Population having attained at least basic education 98.3 2020 down 0.6% 36th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 1.11 GPIA 2020 down 7.2% 59th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 63.0% 2024 up 24.6% 11th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.4% 2024 up 38.1% 11th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 37.0% 2024 down 25.2% 126th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 1.82 years 2024 up 130.8% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 128.73 2024 up 76.3% 50th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 2 2024 unchanged 63rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 down 100.0% 57th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 4 2024 unchanged 54th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0 2024 46th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 5 2024 down 75.7% 62nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 279.93 2024 down 10.2% 40th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 4 2024 up 300.0% 50th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1 2024 down 66.7% 56th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 102.5 2024 up 1.0% 23rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 61st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 18 2024 up 71.3% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 69th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 65th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0 2024 54th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 45 2024 up 25.0% 40th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 58 2024 down 30.1% 33rd