Education in New Zealand 2,570 indicators covering education for New Zealand. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 37.0% 2024 up 4.1% 38th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 18,147 2024 up 10.1% 86th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 1,364 1995 down 67.1% 109th Enrolment in secondary education, female 246,689 number 2018 down 3.8% 103rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,313 2023 down 53.1% 34th Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 18,279 2024 down 2.4% 77th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 67.0% 2018 up 2.1% 53rd Teachers in lower secondary education, female 11,350 number 2018 up 1.5% 74th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 12.7% 2023 down 18.2% 96th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 12,256 2024 up 13.3% 74th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 67.5% 2024 up 2.9% 57th Teachers in lower secondary education, male 5,891 2024 up 4.0% 86th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 61.4% 2024 up 3.0% 65th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 9,854 number 2018 up 16.5% 48th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 98.9% 2016 — 18th Teachers in upper secondary education, female 11,219 2024 up 0.5% 69th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 98.2% 2016 — 26th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 7,060 2024 down 6.7% 77th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 0.0% 1978 — 153rd Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 0.0% 1978 — 155th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1978 — 173rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 4.1% 1991 up 15.7% 61st Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 3.5% 1991 up 20.9% 53rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.06 GPIA 2024 down 3.6% 91st Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 113.0% 2024 up 2.9% 12th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 106.4% 2024 up 7.4% 8th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 3,014 2023 up 33.7% 116th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 6 2023 up 200.0% 91st Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 62 2023 up 87.9% 159th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 4,652 2023 down 13.8% 138th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 17 years 2019 unchanged 133rd Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 17 years 2025 unchanged 137th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1978 — 169th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.4% 2023 down 53.3% 23rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 9,856 2024 up 13.7% 54th Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 13,304 millions 2023 up 18.5% 38th Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 1 years 2025 unchanged 105th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 5,719 2024 up 26.5% 47th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 5,185 number 2018 up 19.1% 43rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 4,137 2024 down 0.2% 60th Repetition rate in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 0.0% 1978 — 171st Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 185.7% 90th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 87.2% 155th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.9% 2023 up 33.3% 100th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 1.5% 2023 down 14.1% 133rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 16 2023 down 38.5% 97th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 14.92 2017 down 4.9% 136th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, fema 1.1% 2018 down 48.1% 114th Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male 1.2% 2018 down 55.9% 116th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, female 0.0% 1978 — 149th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, male 0.0% 1978 — 149th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 39,233 2024 down 31.5% 54th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, female 22,581 2024 down 23.5% 51st Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 133,670 2024 up 27.4% 21st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male 16,652 2024 down 40.1% 57th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 44,587 2024 up 20.3% 24th Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 89,083 2024 up 31.3% 19th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, female 0.0% 2018 — 165th Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, male 0.0% 2018 — 166th Out-of-school children of primary school age, female 4,845 2024 up 193.1% 112th ← Previous Page 9 of 43 Next →