Education in New Zealand

2,588 indicators covering education for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Gross enrolment ratio, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender 0.5282 GPIA 2024 down 7.3% 102nd
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 14,856 2023 down 25.2% 21st
Government expenditure on upper secondary education as a percentage 0.9% 2023 down 23.0% 36th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 18.0% 2024 down 12.4% 102nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 23.7% 2024 down 7.7% 70th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 82.9% 2024 down 4.8% 87th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 62.4% 2024 down 3.3% 74th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 36.8% 2024 up 19.5% 51st
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 16.4% 2024 up 42.2% 38th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2024 down 5.1% 103rd
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science 1.2% 2024 down 1.0% 57th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 11.8% 2024 up 8.6% 38th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.1% 2024 up 11.8% 38th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.1% 2024 up 21.5% 28th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.9% 2024 up 15.5% 22nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 3.8% 2024 up 79.8% 36th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 12.3% 2024 up 14.2% 27th
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 0.4% 2024 up 19.1% 43rd
Share of young women vs men who are not in education employment or tra 12.36 2023 down 18.9% 76th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 83.2% 2023 down 8.6% 118th
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 9,879 2023 up 31.5% 28th
Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 86.2% 2023 down 6.5% 106th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in secondary 13.8% 2023 up 77.0% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Latin America and the 571.25 2024 down 8.9% 35th
Government expenditure on lower secondary education as a percentage 1.0% 2023 up 11.2% 27th
Official entrance age to early childhood educational development 0 years 2025 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 0 2024 45th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.3% 2024 down 1.5% 66th
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development 3 years 2025 unchanged 12th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.9% 2024 up 5.2% 65th
Gross graduation ratio, primary, total 99.4% 2017 38th
Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in primary 16.8% 2023 up 86.4% 10th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 93.5% 2024 up 3.3% 82nd
Initial government funding per tertiary student as a percentage of 24.4% 2023 down 14.6% 64th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 45.6% 2018 down 2.4% 23rd
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 43.1% 2024 up 25.8% 23rd
Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 43.1% 2024 up 25.8% 23rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.4% 2024 up 24.9% 4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.3% 2024 up 57.4% 53rd
Initial government funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ 13,145 2023 down 3.3% 30th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.5% 2018 up 55.7% 73rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.6% 2024 down 15.4% 64th
Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 12.94 2020 up 1.5% 16th
Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 2.0% 2018 up 34.1% 37th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 8.5% 2018 down 17.0% 48th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 6.3% 2018 up 4.1% 27th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 56.1% 2018 down 2.3% 22nd
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 35.8% 2018 down 1.4% 27th
Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.57 GPI 2018 down 0.9% 38th
Initial government funding per secondary student as a percentage of 17.2% 2023 up 13.4% 66th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 67.6% 2023 down 4.9% 83rd
Gross graduation ratio, primary, female 99.1% 2017 42nd
Gross graduation ratio, primary, male 99.6% 2017 34th
Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 18.6% 2023 down 11.9% 57th
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 66.3% 2023 down 6.6% 103rd
Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 16.9% 2023 down 15.6% 52nd
Percentage of teachers in secondary education vocational programmes 54.0% 2012 up 6.6% 41st
Initial government funding per secondary student, constant PPP$ 9,238 2023 up 28.4% 31st