New Zealand vs SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
New Zealand
34.3%
in 2024
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
29.8%
in 2024
New Zealand rank
57th
SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank
54th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- New Zealand
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 34.3% against 29.8% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 4.5%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1998 it was SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 57th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 35.9% | 12.9% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 33.9% | 1.9% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2010s | 31.4% | 33.2% | 1.8% | SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand |
| 2020s | 35.2% | 29.9% | 5.3% | New Zealand |
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 SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 34.3% against 29.8% in SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between New Zealand and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 4.5%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
- How do New Zealand and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 57th and SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand ranks 54th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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