Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Canada or New Zealand?

Canada, at 99.0% against 98.9% in New Zealand as of 1998.

How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?

6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1996.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs New Zealand: School enrollment, primary, female

Canada

99.0%

in 1998

New Zealand

98.9%

in 2016

Canada rank

8th

New Zealand rank

10th

School enrollment, primary, female over time

Canada
New Zealand

How they compare

Canada currently reports 99.0% against 98.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1983 it was New Zealand ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 167 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	95.5%	98.0%	2.5%	New Zealand
1990s	96.0%	98.2%	2.2%	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school enrollment, primary, female, Canada or New Zealand?: Canada, at 99.0% against 98.9% in New Zealand as of 1998.
What is the difference in school enrollment, primary, female between Canada and New Zealand?: 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 1996.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for school enrollment, primary, female?: Canada ranks 8th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 167 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: School enrollment, primary, female (% net)
Unit: % net
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 210 places, 4,826 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.