Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8896 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand is 0.8896 GPIA, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand peaked at 0.8896 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.7193 GPIA, in 1991.
New Zealand ranks 82nd of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.8012 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.7193 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2001 | 0.876 GPIA | +21.8% |
| 2006 | 0.8514 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8369 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8494 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8065 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8177 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8242 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.8896 GPIA | +7.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8012 GPIA | 0.8012 GPIA | 0.8012 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.7193 GPIA | 0.7193 GPIA | 0.7193 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8637 GPIA | 0.8514 GPIA | 0.876 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.8269 GPIA | 0.8065 GPIA | 0.8494 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.8896 GPIA | 0.8896 GPIA | 0.8896 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 0.8896 GPIA 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 0.8896 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7193 GPIA in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- New Zealand ranks 82nd out of 108 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 up 6.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release