Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary was 2.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.7% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 75.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand peaked at 23.3% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 2010.
New Zealand ranks 40th 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 population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.7% | — |
| 1965 | 14.2% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 23.3% | +63.7% |
| 1975 | 19.6% | -16.0% |
| 1980 | 14.1% | -28.1% |
| 1985 | 12.6% | -10.7% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 14.8% | +18.5% |
| 2000 | 11.3% | -23.2% |
| 2005 | 7.6% | -32.9% |
| 2010 | 2.7% | -63.9% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2%, 15.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 2.7% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.7%, 1.0× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.0% | 13.7% | 14.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.5% | 19.6% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 14.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.6% | 12.5% | 14.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.5% | 7.6% | 11.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.7% | 2.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 37 Eswatini 3.8% compare
- 38 China 3.4% compare
- 39 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 3.1% compare
- 41 Kyrgyzstan 2.7% compare
- 42 Saudi Arabia 2.7% compare
- 43 France 2.3% 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 population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand was 2.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 1970.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 2010.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
- New Zealand ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 75.8%. 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 population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)