Female teachers in New Zealand
New Zealand: Female teachers was 84.61 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.61
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
67th
of 212 countries
All-time high
88.42
in 1998
All-time low
62.74
in 1974
Years of data
43
1971–2024
Female teachers in New Zealand, 1971–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 84.61 for female teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in New Zealand peaked at 88.42 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 62.74, in 1974.
That places New Zealand 67th out of 212 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.81 | 62.74 | 64.38 | 6 |
| 1980s | 71.24 | 66.02 | 75.14 | 6 |
| 1990s | 81.69 | 78.65 | 88.42 | 8 |
| 2000s | 83.52 | 82.99 | 83.93 | 9 |
| 2010s | 83.88 | 83.39 | 84.67 | 9 |
| 2020s | 84.62 | 84.6 | 84.66 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 26,597 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.66 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in New Zealand?
- Female teachers in New Zealand was 84.61 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 88.42 in 1998.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.74 in 1974.
- How does New Zealand rank for female teachers?
- New Zealand ranks 67th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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