New Zealand vs UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
New Zealand
83.1%
in 2024
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
86.5%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
161st
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank
159th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- New Zealand
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean
How they compare
UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean currently reports 86.5% against 83.1% in New Zealand, a difference of 3.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1970 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 161st and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 159th of 219 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.7% | 79.6% | 20.0% | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 81.8% | 17.4% | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 86.3% | 1.8% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 91.3% | 7.7% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 88.3% | 4.2% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 87.3% | 4.4% | UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, New Zealand or UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean, at 86.5% against 83.1% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between New Zealand and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 3.4%, with UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- New Zealand ranks 161st and UNICEF: Latin America and Caribbean ranks 159th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release