Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Enrolment in pre-primary education, female was 55,419 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand is 55,419 number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 57,341 number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 12,053 number, in 1970.
New Zealand ranks 109th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12,053 number | — |
| 1971 | 12,647 number | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 13,238 number | +4.7% |
| 1973 | 13,980 number | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 26,964 number | +92.9% |
| 1976 | 28,559 number | +5.9% |
| 1977 | 28,748 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 28,398 number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 27,653 number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 27,360 number | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 28,504 number | +4.2% |
| 1984 | 29,639 number | +4.0% |
| 1985 | 29,590 number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 30,169 number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 30,061 number | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 30,720 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 57,298 number | +86.5% |
| 2015 | 57,341 number | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 56,446 number | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 57,143 number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 55,419 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,573 number | 12,053 number | 28,748 number | 8 |
| 1980s | 29,212 number | 27,360 number | 30,720 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 56,729 number | 55,419 number | 57,341 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, female in New Zealand?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female in New Zealand was 55,419 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 57,341 number in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,053 number in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, female?
- New Zealand ranks 109th out of 196 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female 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.