Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in New Zealand
New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. was 29.8% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in New Zealand, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
In 2010, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in New Zealand stood at 29.8%.
The figure is down 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in New Zealand peaked at 34.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1980.
That places New Zealand 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 28.4% | — |
| 1965 | 29.9% | +5.6% |
| 1970 | 29.5% | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 28.2% | -4.5% |
| 1980 | 23.3% | -17.4% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +26.6% |
| 1990 | 33.4% | +13.3% |
| 1995 | 32.9% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 34.8% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +11.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 29.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 11.6%, 2.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 29.8% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 19.3%, 1.5× the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 29.2% | 28.4% | 29.9% | 2 |
| 1970s | 28.8% | 28.2% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.4% | 23.3% | 29.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 33.2% | 32.9% | 33.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 26.7% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 29.8% | 29.8% | 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 55-59 with primary schooling. in New Zealand?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. in New Zealand was 29.8% 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 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1980.
- How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling.?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. 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 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 55-59 with primary schooling. Completed Primary