Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in New Zealand
New Zealand: Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes was 114,707 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in New Zealand is 114,707 number, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 1.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in New Zealand peaked at 117,753 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24,336 number, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24,336 number | — |
| 1971 | 25,530 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 26,870 number | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 28,580 number | +6.4% |
| 1974 | 30,171 number | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 54,757 number | +81.5% |
| 1976 | 58,140 number | +6.2% |
| 1977 | 58,765 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 57,584 number | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 57,574 number | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 56,858 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 55,992 number | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 57,734 number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 60,476 number | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 60,666 number | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 62,195 number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 61,727 number | -0.8% |
| 1988 | 62,402 number | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 116,338 number | +86.4% |
| 2015 | 117,607 number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 115,557 number | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 117,753 number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 114,707 number | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42,231 number | 24,336 number | 58,765 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 59,756 number | 55,992 number | 62,402 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 116,392 number | 114,707 number | 117,753 number | 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 enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in New Zealand?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes in New Zealand was 114,707 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 117,753 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,336 number in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 109th out of 199 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Total number of students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.