Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary was 0.2% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Secondary.
Analysis
The most recent figure for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in New Zealand is 0.2%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 99.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in New Zealand peaked at 82.2% in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2010.
That places New Zealand 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Secondary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 68.6% | — |
| 1965 | 82.2% | +19.8% |
| 1970 | 70.4% | -14.4% |
| 1975 | 67.5% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | -43.9% |
| 1985 | 28.4% | -25.2% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +31.5% |
| 1995 | 21.2% | -43.2% |
| 2000 | 23.3% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 8.2% | -64.9% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -97.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 75.4% | 68.6% | 82.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 69.0% | 67.5% | 70.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 33.1% | 28.4% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.2% | 21.2% | 37.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.8% | 8.2% | 23.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 20-24 with secondary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary in New Zealand was 0.2% 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 20-24 with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 1965.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2010.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary?
- New Zealand ranks 144th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 20-24 with secondary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Secondary)