Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand
New Zealand: Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ was 9,879 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, 1997–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 9,879 for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand peaked at 9,879 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5,753, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 28th out of 122 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.
Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6,407 | — |
| 2000 | 5,753 | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 7,515 | +30.6% |
| 2014 | 7,632 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 7,779 | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 7,800 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 7,726 | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 7,879 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8,054 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 8,870 | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 9,389 | +5.9% |
| 2022 | 9,444 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 9,879 | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,407 | 6,407 | 6,407 | 1 |
| 2000s | 5,753 | 5,753 | 5,753 | 1 |
| 2010s | 7,769 | 7,515 | 8,054 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9,395 | 8,870 | 9,879 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand?
- Initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand was 9,879 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9,879 in 2023.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,753 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 122 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per primary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. 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 primary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release