Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in New Zealand
New Zealand: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9851 GPIA in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
0.9851 GPIA
World rank
56th
of 137 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2001
All-time low
0.7661 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
9
1991–2020
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in New Zealand, 1991–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2020, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in New Zealand stood at 0.9851 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in New Zealand peaked at 1 GPIA in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7661 GPIA, in 1991.
New Zealand ranks 56th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.7661 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +30.9% |
| 2006 | 0.9882 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.9299 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9422 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9311 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9375 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.9503 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9851 GPIA | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7661 GPIA | 0.7661 GPIA | 0.7661 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9953 GPIA | 0.9882 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9382 GPIA | 0.9299 GPIA | 0.9503 GPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9851 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 53 Timor-Leste 0.9906 GPIA compare
- 54 Chile 0.9872 GPIA compare
- 55 Belgium 0.9871 GPIA compare
- 57 Malaysia 0.9847 GPIA compare
- 58 Uzbekistan 0.9833 GPIA compare
- 59 Azerbaijan 0.983 GPIA compare
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 upper secondary education or in New Zealand?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in New Zealand was 0.9851 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2001.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7661 GPIA in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- New Zealand ranks 56th out of 137 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. 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 upper secondary 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