Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary was 42.0% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 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
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in New Zealand stood at 42.0%.
The figure is down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in New Zealand peaked at 46.0% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1960.
New Zealand ranks 11th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.2% | — |
| 1965 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1970 | 15.2% | +145.0% |
| 1975 | 22.9% | +50.8% |
| 1980 | 32.5% | +42.0% |
| 1985 | 40.9% | +25.7% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +12.5% |
| 1995 | 44.1% | -4.0% |
| 2000 | 43.1% | -2.3% |
| 2005 | 40.4% | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +4.1% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 42.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.1%, 1.5× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 42.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16.3%, 2.6× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.2% | 6.2% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1970s | 19.0% | 15.2% | 22.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 36.7% | 32.5% | 40.9% | 2 |
| 1990s | 45.1% | 44.1% | 46.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 40.4% | 43.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 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 35-39 with tertiary in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary in New Zealand was 42.0% 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 35-39 with tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 46.0% in 1990.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1960.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary?
- New Zealand ranks 11th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. 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 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 35-39 with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)