All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in New Zealand
New Zealand: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 67.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in New Zealand is 67.6%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in New Zealand peaked at 73.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 73rd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.1% | — |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 70.8% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 69.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 69.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 69.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 72.2% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.1% | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 68.1% | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 67.6% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.1% | 73.1% | 73.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 69.4% | 71.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 67.6% | 72.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,426 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,020 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,552 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in New Zealand?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in New Zealand was 67.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release