Preprimary education, duration in New Zealand
New Zealand: Preprimary education, duration was 5 years in 2025. ▬ Flat
Preprimary education, duration in New Zealand, 1999–2025
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2025, preprimary education, duration in New Zealand stood at 5 years. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, preprimary education, duration in New Zealand peaked at 5 years in 2000 and was at its lowest, 4 years, in 1999.
New Zealand ranks 61st of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4 years | 4 years | 4 years | 1 |
| 2000s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5 years | 5 years | 5 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 61 Albania 5 years compare
- 61 Antigua and Barbuda 5 years compare
- 61 Aruba 5 years compare
- 61 Australia 5 years compare
- 61 Azerbaijan 5 years compare
- 61 Barbados 5 years compare
- 61 British Virgin Islands 5 years compare
- 61 Dominica 5 years compare
- 61 Gambia 5 years compare
- 61 Ghana 5 years compare
- 61 Grenada 5 years compare
- 61 Ireland 5 years compare
- 61 Kazakhstan 5 years compare
- 61 Montenegro 5 years compare
- 61 Morocco 5 years compare
- 61 Myanmar 5 years compare
- 61 Nigeria 5 years compare
- 61 North Macedonia 5 years compare
- 61 Paraguay 5 years compare
- 61 Sierra Leone 5 years compare
- 61 Slovenia 5 years compare
- 61 Thailand 5 years compare
- 61 Turkmenistan 5 years compare
- 61 Ukraine 5 years compare
- 61 United Kingdom 5 years compare
- 61 Venezuela 5 years compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 26,597 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 96.6% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.08 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 47.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is preprimary education, duration in New Zealand?
- Preprimary education, duration in New Zealand was 5 years in 2025, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest preprimary education, duration recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5 years in 2000.
- What is the lowest preprimary education, duration recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 years in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for preprimary education, duration?
- New Zealand ranks 61st out of 202 countries with data for 2025.
- Is preprimary education, duration rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Preprimary education, duration (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Preprimary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in preprimary school.