Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8754 LPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.8754 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2020.
The figure is down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand peaked at 0.8859 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6906 LPIA, in 1981.
That places New Zealand 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.6906 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.7943 LPIA | +15.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7901 LPIA | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8859 LPIA | +12.1% |
| 2020 | 0.8754 LPIA | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6906 LPIA | 0.6906 LPIA | 0.6906 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7922 LPIA | 0.7901 LPIA | 0.7943 LPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8859 LPIA | 0.8859 LPIA | 0.8859 LPIA | 1 |
| 2020s | 0.8754 LPIA | 0.8754 LPIA | 0.8754 LPIA | 1 |
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More education data for New Zealand
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand was 0.8754 LPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8859 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6906 LPIA in 1981.
- How does New Zealand rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- New Zealand ranks 6th out of 70 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release