New Zealand vs North America: Secondary education, pupils, per capita

New Zealand
0.1063 units per person
in 2024
North America
0.0738 units per person
in 2024
New Zealand rank
33rd
North America rank
33rd

Secondary education, pupils, per capita over time

  • New Zealand
  • North America
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How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 0.1063 units per person against 0.0738 units per person in North America, a difference of 0.0325 units per person.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.4 times North America's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was North America ahead.

New Zealand ranks 33rd and North America ranks 33rd of 206 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand North America Difference Ahead
1970s 0.1129 units per person 0.1014 units per person 0.0115 units per person New Zealand
1980s 0.109 units per person 0.0908 units per person 0.0182 units per person New Zealand
1990s 0.1089 units per person 0.0806 units per person 0.0283 units per person New Zealand
2000s 0.1227 units per person 0.0813 units per person 0.0414 units per person New Zealand
2010s 0.1084 units per person 0.0762 units per person 0.0322 units per person New Zealand
2020s 0.105 units per person 0.0749 units per person 0.0301 units per person New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, pupils, per capita, New Zealand or North America?
New Zealand, at 0.1063 units per person against 0.0738 units per person in North America as of 2024.
What is the difference in secondary education, pupils, per capita between New Zealand and North America?
0.0325 units per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and North America?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do New Zealand and North America rank globally for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
New Zealand ranks 33rd and North America ranks 33rd of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, pupils, per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
251 places, 10,025 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.