Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary was 36.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 60-64 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
New Zealand recorded 36.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in New Zealand peaked at 65.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 36.7%, in 2010.
New Zealand ranks 47th 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 60-64 with primary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 65.0% | — |
| 1965 | 48.0% | -26.2% |
| 1970 | 54.7% | +14.0% |
| 1975 | 45.6% | -16.6% |
| 1980 | 47.6% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 43.9% | -7.8% |
| 1990 | 52.6% | +20.0% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -8.8% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 36.7% | -25.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 36.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 19.1%, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 36.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.2%, 94% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 56.5% | 48.0% | 65.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 50.2% | 45.6% | 54.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 45.7% | 43.9% | 47.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 53.0% | 52.6% | 53.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 48.9% | 48.7% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 36.7% | 36.7% | 36.7% | 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 60-64 with primary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary in New Zealand was 36.7% 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 60-64 with primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.7% in 2010.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary?
- New Zealand ranks 47th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 60-64 with primary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 60-64 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 60-64 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)