Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand
New Zealand: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 10,319 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 10,319 for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand peaked at 10,319 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6,487, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 26th of 98 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,487 | — |
| 2013 | 8,024 | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 8,178 | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8,364 | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8,399 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 8,317 | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 8,480 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8,612 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 9,399 | +9.1% |
| 2021 | 9,948 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 9,924 | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 10,319 | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,487 | 6,487 | 6,487 | 1 |
| 2010s | 8,339 | 8,024 | 8,612 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9,898 | 9,399 | 10,319 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand was 10,319 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10,319 in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,487 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- New Zealand ranks 26th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release