Education in New Zealand

2,563 indicators covering education for New Zealand.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 3 2023 up 200.0% 95th
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 4 years 2020 unchanged 18th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 41.0% 91st
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 8,388 number 2018 up 15.2% 58th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 2.2% 2024 up 21.8% 177th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 59.5% 98th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 169.4% 88th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 71.9% 116th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 down 0.1% 77th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 97.2% 159th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 7 2023 up 600.0% 125th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 8 2023 up 300.0% 127th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.5% 2023 down 17.7% 135th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9% 2023 up 24.0% 103rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 56.0% 23rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 424.7% 109th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 217.6% 110th
Female teachers 84.61 2024 up 0.9% 62nd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.21 GPIA 2024 up 5.9% 12th
Share of students studying abroad 1.9 2023 down 9.6% 144th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 0 2019 175th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
End month of the academic school year 12 2025 unchanged 1st
Start month of the academic school year 1 2025 unchanged 185th
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
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0 1979 181st
Over-age students, primary 0.4% 2017 183rd
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0 1979 177th
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0 1979 181st
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
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 68th
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 60th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 99.0% 2024 up 0.6% 8th
Over-age students, primary, male 0.4% 2017 183rd
Secondary net enrollment gpi 1 2024 down 0.1% 90th
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
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 207.5% 76th
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1978 166th
Repeaters in Grade 5 of primary education, both sexes 0 1979 161st
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
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0 2019 169th
Compulsory education, duration 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0 2019 170th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, male (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 up 60.2% 91st
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