Education in New Zealand 808 indicators covering education for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 40 2024 up 2.6% 136th Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 24 2024 down 17.2% 145th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 97.9% 2017 — 129th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 98.8% 2017 — 124th Share of children who are not in pre-primary school 14.3% 2024 up 75.9% 88th School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.11 GPI 2018 up 0.6% 18th Population by level of education 3.62 million people 2100 up 3.8% 103rd Number of adults with no formal education by region 4,300 people 2100 down 42.7% 136th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.1% 2100 down 42.0% 159th Projections of the fertility rate by education scenario 1.24 births per woman in last 5 years 2100 down 3.4% 31st Repeaters, primary, male 4.0% 1992 up 12.6% 66th Repeaters, primary, female 3.5% 1992 up 17.4% 63rd Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female 97.3% 2018 — 90th Teachers in pre-primary education, female 14,422 number 2018 — 62nd School enrollment, secondary, private 9.6% 2024 down 4.5% 113th School enrollment, primary 99.1% 2017 — 14th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.6% 2016 — 146th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 1.3% 2016 — 127th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 104.7% 2018 up 1.9% 11th Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 8,388 number 2018 up 15.2% 58th Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 down 0.1% 77th Share of primary school teachers who are women 84.6% 2024 up 0.9% 67th Share of students studying abroad 1.9% 2023 down 9.6% 145th Enrolment in primary education, female 189,086 number 2018 up 11.4% 116th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 2016 — 165th Over-age students, primary 0.4% 2017 — 183rd Secondary education, teachers 64.4% 2024 up 3.2% 69th School enrollment, primary, male 98.1% 2016 — 18th School enrollment, primary, female 98.9% 2016 — 10th Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2019 unchanged 24th Over-age students, primary, male 0.4% 2017 — 183rd Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 index 2024 down 0.1% 91st Over-age students, primary, female 0.3% 2017 — 182nd School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 30,557 number 2019 down 8.0% 107th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 29,437 number 2019 down 6.5% 106th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sex 59,994 number 2019 down 7.3% 106th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1978 — 166th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 98.6% 2018 up 1.9% 17th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 1.13 GPI 2018 down 0.1% 14th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 111.0% 2018 up 1.9% 10th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 102.7% 2018 up 0.4% 62nd Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1978 — 159th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, male 102.9% 2018 down 0.1% 67th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, female 102.5% 2018 up 0.9% 61st Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, gender parity index 0.9967 GPI 2018 up 1.0% 99th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 99.2% 2017 — 26th Government spending on education as a share of GDP 5.2% 2023 down 11.4% 55th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 131.0% 2018 down 3.7% 11th Primary education, pupils 48.6% 2017 down 0.3% 96th Inequality in education 0.0406 2023 — 149th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1978 — 160th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2018 up 2.4% 38th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 122.8% 2018 down 4.9% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, female 139.5% 2018 down 2.6% 8th Tertiary education, academic staff 54.3% 2024 up 10.6% 23rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2016 — 162nd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2016 — 161st ← Previous Page 3 of 14 Next →