Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled was 1.07 million Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1.07 million Persons for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in New Zealand peaked at 1.07 million Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 903,214 Persons, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 903,214 Persons | — |
| 2005 | 987,289 Persons | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 969,236 Persons | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 972,872 Persons | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 975,169 Persons | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 995,865 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million Persons | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million Persons | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 million Persons | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 1.01 million Persons | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.01 million Persons | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million Persons | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.03 million Persons | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 1.03 million Persons | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.03 million Persons | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.04 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.04 million Persons | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 1.04 million Persons | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.02 million Persons | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 1.04 million Persons | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 1.07 million Persons | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 967,274 Persons | 903,214 Persons | 995,865 Persons | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.02 million Persons | 1.00 million Persons | 1.04 million Persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 million Persons | 1.02 million Persons | 1.07 million Persons | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 186,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in New Zealand?
- Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled in New Zealand was 1.07 million Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 million Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 903,214 Persons in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled?
- New Zealand ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — students enrolled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on enrolment data adjusted to the financial year. This information is only used to calculate the expenditure per student and is provided as a reference statistics. It should NOT be used as the official enrolment figures. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page.