Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary was 18.9% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in New Zealand stood at 18.9%.
That represents a change of down 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in New Zealand peaked at 48.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1975.
That places New Zealand 69th 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 40-44 with primary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 48.0% | — |
| 1965 | 24.0% | -50.0% |
| 1970 | 27.4% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 8.0% | -70.8% |
| 1980 | 22.7% | +184.8% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | +47.8% |
| 1990 | 34.5% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 34.9% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 25.6% | -26.8% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.9% | -25.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 18.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.2%, 3.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 18.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 21.8%, 87% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 36.0% | 24.0% | 48.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 17.7% | 8.0% | 27.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 28.2% | 22.7% | 33.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.7% | 34.5% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 25.5% | 25.4% | 25.6% | 2 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 18.9% | 18.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 66 Burundi 20.6% compare
- 66 Iceland 20.6% compare
- 68 United Arab Emirates 19.3% compare
- 70 Morocco 17.6% compare
- 71 Sierra Leone 17.4% compare
- 72 South Africa 16.4% compare
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 40-44 with primary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary in New Zealand was 18.9% 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 40-44 with primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 48.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1975.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary?
- New Zealand ranks 69th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.9%. 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 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 40-44 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)