Education in New Zealand 2,563 indicators covering education for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Population of compulsory school age, both sexes 683,910 2024 up 14.0% 117th Population of compulsory school age, female 332,700 2024 up 13.7% 117th Population of compulsory school age, male 351,210 2024 up 14.2% 117th Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 285,843 2024 up 18.0% 103rd Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 68.0% 97th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 14.9% 2024 up 2.5% 37th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 69,200 2024 up 10.5% 108th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 33,670 2024 up 9.7% 108th School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 35,530 2024 up 11.1% 108th Enrolment in lower secondary education, female 139,259 2024 up 18.0% 103rd Duration of compulsory education 10 years 2025 unchanged 81st Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 10.9% 2024 down 2.1% 45th Proportion of 15- to 24-year-olds enrolled in vocational education 18.6% 2024 up 5.2% 32nd Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0 1979 — 172nd Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0 1979 — 169th Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0 1979 — 171st Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0 1979 — 171st Enrolment in lower secondary education, male 146,584 2024 up 17.9% 101st Education spending 5.21 2023 down 11.4% 54th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, both sexes 131.0% 2018 down 3.7% 11th Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, female 0 1979 — 173rd Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, male 0 1979 — 175th Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 53.9% 99th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.8% 2025 down 42.9% 165th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7% 2025 down 41.7% 168th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.9% 2025 down 43.8% 160th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both 3.2% 2025 down 37.3% 173rd Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, female 2.3% 2025 down 34.3% 175th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male 4.0% 2025 down 38.5% 167th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.3% 2025 down 40.0% 172nd Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, female 0.3% 2025 down 40.0% 169th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) 0.4% 2025 down 33.3% 166th Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted 0.575 modelled data 2025 up 6.8% 171st Enrolment in upper secondary education, both sexes 276,574 2024 up 10.9% 87th Proportion of 15-24 year-olds enrolled in vocational education 0.5853 GPIA 2024 down 6.9% 118th Government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.2% 2023 down 11.4% 54th 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, female 139.5% 2018 down 2.6% 8th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, male 122.8% 2018 down 4.9% 18th Gross enrolment ratio, upper secondary, gender parity index 1.14 GPI 2018 up 2.4% 38th Enrolment in upper secondary education, female 144,371 2024 up 12.4% 83rd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 0.7778 modelled data 2025 up 3.7% 144th Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal 2 2025 unchanged 45th Number of years of free primary and secondary education guaranteed in 13 2025 unchanged 1st End of the academic school year 2,024 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 5th Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, male (UIS estimate) 0.7% 2023 down 50.1% 22nd Enrolment in upper secondary education, male 132,203 2024 up 9.4% 92nd Tertiary education, academic staff 54.3% 2024 up 10.6% 23rd Start month of the academic school year 1 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 174th End month of the academic school year 12 tertiary education 2024 unchanged 1st Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted 0.75 modelled data 2025 down 10.0% 150th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2016 — 161st Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2016 — 162nd Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, male (UIS) 0.0% 2023 up 124.1% 154th Gross enrolment ratio, lower secondary, both sexes 101.7% 2024 down 0.1% 65th Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 497.5% 124th Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes 98.8% 2024 down 1.1% 105th ← Previous Page 7 of 43 Next →