Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in New Zealand
New Zealand: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in New Zealand, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in New Zealand stood at 0.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in New Zealand peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1999.
That places New Zealand 17th out of 106 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +455.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | -9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -7.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -10.4% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0%, 7.8× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +455.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
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 government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in New Zealand?
- Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in New Zealand was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1999.
- How does New Zealand rank for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a?
- New Zealand ranks 17th out of 106 countries with data for 2023.
- Is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. 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, published as part of Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release