Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary was 11.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 11.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 32.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in New Zealand peaked at 43.5% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 2010.
That places New Zealand 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.3% | — |
| 1965 | 43.5% | +0.3% |
| 1970 | 28.3% | -34.9% |
| 1975 | 29.4% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 26.0% | -11.5% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | -7.9% |
| 1990 | 17.9% | -25.5% |
| 1995 | 18.8% | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 17.3% | -8.1% |
| 2005 | 13.4% | -22.8% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -12.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 11.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 34% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 11.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.4%, 41% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 43.4% | 43.3% | 43.5% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.9% | 28.3% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 25.0% | 24.0% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 17.9% | 18.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.3% | 13.4% | 17.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.7% | 11.7% | 11.7% | 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+ with secondary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary in New Zealand was 11.7% 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+ with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 2010.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary?
- New Zealand ranks 107th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.4%. 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+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 25+ with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary