Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in New Zealand
New Zealand: Gender gap education levels, gaps filled was 97.48 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in New Zealand, 1820–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 97.48 for gender gap education levels, gaps filled in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gender gap education levels, gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 100 in 1920 and was at its lowest, 48.28, in 1820.
That places New Zealand 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 48.28 | — |
| 1825 | 50.97 | +5.6% |
| 1830 | 53.65 | +5.3% |
| 1835 | 56.31 | +5.0% |
| 1840 | 58.94 | +4.7% |
| 1845 | 61.52 | +4.4% |
| 1850 | 64.05 | +4.1% |
| 1855 | 66.5 | +3.8% |
| 1860 | 68.87 | +3.6% |
| 1865 | 71.15 | +3.3% |
| 1870 | 73.34 | +3.1% |
| 1875 | 75.42 | +2.8% |
| 1880 | 77.4 | +2.6% |
| 1885 | 79.27 | +2.4% |
| 1890 | 81.03 | +2.2% |
| 1895 | 82.67 | +2.0% |
| 1900 | 82.33 | -0.4% |
| 1905 | 86.63 | +5.2% |
| 1910 | 93.62 | +8.1% |
| 1915 | 90.63 | -3.2% |
| 1920 | 100 | +10.3% |
| 1925 | 90.52 | -9.5% |
| 1930 | 77.27 | -14.6% |
| 1935 | 76.11 | -1.5% |
| 1940 | 72.68 | -4.5% |
| 1945 | 74.88 | +3.0% |
| 1950 | 95.02 | +26.9% |
| 1955 | 92.35 | -2.8% |
| 1960 | 77 | -16.6% |
| 1965 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 100 | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.46 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 99.07 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.8 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.87 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.76 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.82 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.11 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.79 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.73 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.59 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 97.77 | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.48 | -0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 97.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 97.37, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 97.48 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 95.36, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +28.2% | 78 | 100 |
| 1950 | +26.9% | 74.88 | 95.02 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 49.62 | 48.28 | 50.97 | 2 |
| 1830s | 54.98 | 53.65 | 56.31 | 2 |
| 1840s | 60.23 | 58.94 | 61.52 | 2 |
| 1850s | 65.28 | 64.05 | 66.5 | 2 |
| 1860s | 70.01 | 68.87 | 71.15 | 2 |
| 1870s | 74.38 | 73.34 | 75.42 | 2 |
| 1880s | 78.34 | 77.4 | 79.27 | 2 |
| 1890s | 81.85 | 81.03 | 82.67 | 2 |
| 1900s | 84.48 | 82.33 | 86.63 | 2 |
| 1910s | 92.12 | 90.63 | 93.62 | 2 |
| 1920s | 95.26 | 90.52 | 100 | 2 |
| 1930s | 76.69 | 76.11 | 77.27 | 2 |
| 1940s | 73.78 | 72.68 | 74.88 | 2 |
| 1950s | 93.69 | 92.35 | 95.02 | 2 |
| 1960s | 77.5 | 77 | 78 | 2 |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.98 | 98.76 | 99.46 | 7 |
| 2020s | 98.07 | 97.48 | 98.79 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gender gap education levels, gaps filled in New Zealand?
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled in New Zealand was 97.48 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1920.
- What is the lowest gender gap education levels, gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.28 in 1820.
- How does New Zealand rank for gender gap education levels, gaps filled?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gender gap education levels, gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gender gap education levels, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Gender gap in primary, secondary and tertiary education UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026); Lee and Lee (2016) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gender gap education levels with 642 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.