Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary was 19.4% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 19.4% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in 2010.
The figure is down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary in New Zealand peaked at 34.9% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2005.
That places New Zealand 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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 30-34 with secondary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.6% | — |
| 1965 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 34.2% | +11.8% |
| 1975 | 34.9% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 31.4% | -10.1% |
| 1985 | 21.2% | -32.4% |
| 1990 | 20.1% | -5.1% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 26.7% | +30.1% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | -46.9% |
| 2010 | 19.4% | +37.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 30.6% | 30.6% | 30.6% | 2 |
| 1970s | 34.5% | 34.2% | 34.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | 21.2% | 31.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 20.1% | 20.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 14.2% | 26.7% | 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 population age 30-34 with secondary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary 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 population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 1975.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary?
- New Zealand ranks 100th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 30-34 with secondary schooling. Completed Secondary