Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9986 index in 2020. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand, 1981–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
In 2020, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand stood at 0.9986 index. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand peaked at 0.9986 index in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9203 index, in 1991.
New Zealand ranks 52nd of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9649 index | — |
| 1991 | 0.9203 index | -4.6% |
| 2001 | 0.9953 index | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9958 index | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9908 index | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.9939 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9833 index | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9874 index | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9893 index | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9986 index | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9649 index | 0.9649 index | 0.9649 index | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9203 index | 0.9203 index | 0.9203 index | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9956 index | 0.9953 index | 0.9958 index | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9889 index | 0.9833 index | 0.9939 index | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.9986 index | 0.9986 index | 0.9986 index | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand?
- Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand was 0.9986 index in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9986 index in 2020.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9203 index in 1991.
- How does New Zealand rank for average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index?
- New Zealand ranks 52nd out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal average years of schooling between men and women. Values below 1 favor men, and above 1 favor women.