Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand
New Zealand: Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ was 8,231 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 8,231 for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand peaked at 8,312 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6,418, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 34th of 95 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 upper secondary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6,418 | — |
| 2013 | 6,637 | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 6,794 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6,806 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 6,840 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 6,856 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7,081 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 6,914 | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 8,196 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 8,312 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7,995 | -3.8% |
| 2023 | 8,231 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,418 | 6,418 | 6,418 | 1 |
| 2010s | 6,847 | 6,637 | 7,081 | 7 |
| 2020s | 8,184 | 7,995 | 8,312 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand?
- Initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand was 8,231 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 8,312 in 2021.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,418 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$?
- New Zealand ranks 34th out of 95 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial government funding per upper secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. 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 upper secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release