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% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 9,879 is below the median for high income countries, which is 10,448, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 9,879 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,867, 5.3× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Initial government funding per primary student, constant PPP$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +30.6% | 5,753 | 7,515 |
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2024)
- 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)
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