Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. was 35.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. 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 35.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in 2010.
That represents a change of up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in New Zealand peaked at 39.0% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 1975.
New Zealand ranks 39th of 144 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39.0% | — |
| 1965 | 31.4% | -19.5% |
| 1970 | 24.1% | -23.1% |
| 1975 | 17.8% | -26.3% |
| 1980 | 25.1% | +41.1% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +17.2% |
| 1990 | 33.0% | +12.1% |
| 1995 | 32.1% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 30.7% | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 29.2% | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 35.2% | +20.7% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 35.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 13.3%, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 35.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.6%, 1.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35.2% | 31.4% | 39.0% | 2 |
| 1970s | 21.0% | 17.8% | 24.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 25.1% | 29.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 32.5% | 32.1% | 33.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 29.9% | 29.2% | 30.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 35.2% | 35.2% | 35.2% | 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 population age 15+ with primary schooling. in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. in New Zealand was 35.2% 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+ with primary schooling. recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 1975.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling.?
- New Zealand ranks 39th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 11 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Percentage of population age 15+ with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)