Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total was 12.66 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in New Zealand stood at 12.66.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in New Zealand peaked at 12.7 in 1975 and was at its lowest, 9.67, in 1990.
New Zealand ranks 20th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.89 | — |
| 1965 | 11.14 | +12.6% |
| 1970 | 11 | -1.3% |
| 1975 | 12.7 | +15.5% |
| 1980 | 12.26 | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 12.07 | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 9.67 | -19.9% |
| 1995 | 12.16 | +25.7% |
| 2000 | 12.51 | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 12.39 | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 12.66 | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.52 | 9.89 | 11.14 | 2 |
| 1970s | 11.85 | 11 | 12.7 | 2 |
| 1980s | 12.16 | 12.07 | 12.26 | 2 |
| 1990s | 10.91 | 9.67 | 12.16 | 2 |
| 2000s | 12.45 | 12.39 | 12.51 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.66 | 12.66 | 12.66 | 1 |
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 barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total in New Zealand was 12.66 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7 in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.67 in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total?
- New Zealand ranks 20th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 40-44, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 40-44, total is the average years of education completed among people age 40-44.