Education in New Zealand

2,558 indicators covering education for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male 56,552 2024 down 4.2% 112th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes 12,020 1992 up 1.4% 92nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils 70,251 2017 down 39.0% 81st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes 36,426 2024 up 3.5% 102nd
Gender gap education levels 97.48 2024 down 1.6% 54th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, both sexes 114.2% 2024 down 1.6% 23rd
Number of under-five deaths, male 155 2024 down 17.1% 139th
Number of under-five deaths, female 125 2024 down 15.5% 138th
Number of infant deaths, male 131 2024 down 14.4% 138th
Number of infant deaths, female 107 2024 down 13.0% 137th
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 7.93 years 2024 down 2.7% 17th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.45 years 2018 up 2.4% 18th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.42 GPI 2018 up 0.6% 46th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 4.91 years 2018 up 3.0% 11th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.72 years 2024 down 2.5% 19th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 106.4% 2024 down 1.5% 33rd
Teachers in primary education, female 22,006 number 2018 up 15.9% 97th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 5,421 1992 up 3.5% 88th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 6,599 1992 down 0.3% 90th
Net enrollment rate primary gender parity index gpi 1 2024 up 0.2% 86th
Children out of school, female 2.5% 2024 up 170.7% 127th
Children out of school, male 2.7% 2024 up 196.0% 119th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 15,678 2024 up 4.6% 79th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 55,419 number 2018 109th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 77.2% 2024 down 4.3% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 108.8% 2024 down 1.0% 23rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 104.2% 2024 down 2.0% 43rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.04 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 35th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 118.3% 2024 down 0.9% 18th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.07 GPIA 2024 up 1.2% 48th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 110.3% 2024 down 2.3% 26th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private institutio 98.7% 2018 10th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 13.97 years 2024 down 2.0% 13th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.67 years 2024 down 12.9% 44th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.03 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 45th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.48 years 2024 down 2.8% 23rd
School life expectancy, secondary, male 7.69 years 2024 down 3.2% 22nd
School life expectancy, secondary, female 8.17 years 2024 down 2.1% 16th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 1.06 GPIA 2024 up 1.0% 55th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 56.1% 2017 up 15.6% 9th
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 1st
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational p 12.8% 2017 down 40.8% 74th
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 18.88 years 2018 up 0.2% 8th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 15,505 2024 up 19.1% 71st
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.76 years 2024 down 3.4% 111th
Productivity vs educational attainment 49.56 2023 up 2.5% 31st
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 98.3% 2017 131st
Teachers in secondary education, female 23,475 2024 up 6.8% 90th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 64.4% 2024 up 3.2% 73rd
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment), f 18.8% 2024 up 1.6% 43rd
Teachers in secondary education, male 12,951 2024 down 2.1% 109th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 5.1% 2025 down 6.3% 96th