Children out of school, primary, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: Children out of school, primary, male was 5,551 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary, male in New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary, male in New Zealand is 5,551, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.7% on the previous year and up 221.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary, male in New Zealand peaked at 5,551 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,322, in 2013.
That places New Zealand 115th 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, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1,322 | — |
| 2014 | 1,726 | +30.6% |
| 2015 | 2,205 | +27.8% |
| 2016 | 2,467 | +11.9% |
| 2017 | 2,561 | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,809 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | 2,145 | -23.6% |
| 2020 | 2,793 | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 2,884 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 5,341 | +85.2% |
| 2023 | 4,757 | -10.9% |
| 2024 | 5,551 | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,176 | 1,322 | 2,809 | 7 |
| 2020s | 4,265 | 2,793 | 5,551 | 5 |
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 children out of school, primary, male in New Zealand?
- Children out of school, primary, male in New Zealand was 5,551 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5,551 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,322 in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for children out of school, primary, male?
- New Zealand ranks 115th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 221.6%. 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, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.