Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary was 19.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in New Zealand stood at 19.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in New Zealand peaked at 80.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 71.9% | — |
| 1965 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 80.1% | +11.5% |
| 1975 | 74.7% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 52.5% | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 42.9% | -18.2% |
| 1990 | 32.9% | -23.5% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 16.4% | -57.8% |
| 2005 | 24.5% | +49.6% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | -18.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 19.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.2%, 38% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 19.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 47.5%, 42% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 77.4% | 74.7% | 80.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 47.7% | 42.9% | 52.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 35.8% | 32.9% | 38.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 16.4% | 24.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 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: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary in New Zealand was 19.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary?
- New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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: Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25-29 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)