Children out of school, primary, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Children out of school, primary, female was 4,845 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,845
Change on year
up 14.2%
World rank
113th
of 177 countries
All-time high
4,845
in 2024
All-time low
942
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Children out of school, primary, female in New Zealand, 2013–2024

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k2013201820242013: 9422014: 1.7k2015: 2.2k2016: 2.1k2017: 2.4k2018: 2.3k2019: 1.7k2020: 2.3k2021: 2.4k2022: 4.6k2023: 4.2k2024: 4.8k

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 4,845 for children out of school, primary, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 14.2% on the previous year and up 193.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, female in New Zealand peaked at 4,845 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 942, in 2013.

That places New Zealand 113th out of 177 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Children out of school, primary, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Children out of school, primary, female in New Zealand, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 942
2014 1,653 +75.5%
2015 2,181 +31.9%
2016 2,108 -3.3%
2017 2,357 +11.8%
2018 2,257 -4.2%
2019 1,706 -24.4%
2020 2,337 +37.0%
2021 2,422 +3.6%
2022 4,572 +88.8%
2023 4,241 -7.2%
2024 4,845 +14.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1,886 942 2,357 7
2020s 3,683 2,337 4,845 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 110 Suriname 5,441 compare
  2. 111 Hong Kong, China 5,014
  3. 112 Hungary 4,886 compare
  4. 114 Saudi Arabia 4,633 compare
  5. 115 Jamaica 4,604 compare
  6. 116 Eswatini 4,410 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is children out of school, primary, female in New Zealand?
Children out of school, primary, female in New Zealand was 4,845 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest children out of school, primary, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 4,845 in 2024.
What is the lowest children out of school, primary, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 942 in 2013.
How does New Zealand rank for children out of school, primary, female?
New Zealand ranks 113th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
Is children out of school, primary, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 193.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Children out of school, primary, female
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 3,681 data points, 1970–2025
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Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.