Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary was 19.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in New Zealand is 19.4%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in New Zealand peaked at 35.5% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 2010.
New Zealand ranks 38th of 144 countries on this measure, 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 50-54 with primary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 29.9% | — |
| 1965 | 31.2% | +4.6% |
| 1970 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 1975 | 20.6% | -34.6% |
| 1980 | 27.1% | +31.4% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 33.6% | +19.9% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 26.9% | -24.3% |
| 2005 | 27.5% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | -29.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 19.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.5%, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 19.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.9%, 1.1× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.5% | 29.9% | 31.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 26.0% | 20.6% | 31.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.5% | 27.1% | 28.0% | 2 |
| 1990s | 34.6% | 33.6% | 35.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 26.9% | 27.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 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 50-54 with primary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary in New Zealand was 19.4% 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 50-54 with primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 1995.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 2010.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary?
- New Zealand ranks 38th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. 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 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 50-54 with primary schooling. Completed Primary