New Zealand vs UIS: North America and Western Europe: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
New Zealand
63.0%
in 2024
UIS: North America and Western Europe
76.4%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
152nd
UIS: North America and Western Europe rank
155th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- New Zealand
- UIS: North America and Western Europe
How they compare
UIS: North America and Western Europe currently reports 76.4% against 63.0% in New Zealand, a difference of 13.4%.
That makes UIS: North America and Western Europe's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 152nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 155th of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and UIS: North America and Western Europe in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | UIS: North America and Western Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 76.4% | 74.6% | 1.7% | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 75.4% | 7.7% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2010s | 67.6% | 75.5% | 7.9% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
| 2020s | 62.9% | 76.4% | 13.5% | UIS: North America and Western Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, New Zealand or UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- UIS: North America and Western Europe, at 76.4% against 63.0% in New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between New Zealand and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 13.4%, with UIS: North America and Western Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and UIS: North America and Western Europe?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and UIS: North America and Western Europe rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 152nd and UIS: North America and Western Europe ranks 155th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). 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