Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in New Zealand
New Zealand: Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP was 4.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in New Zealand is 4.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 41.0% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in New Zealand peaked at 5.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.0%, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.0% | — |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 4.0% | +19.2% |
| 2015 | 4.5% | +14.3% |
| 2016 | 4.8% | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 5.1% | +9.5% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.8% | -3.9% |
| 2021 | 3.7% | -23.8% |
| 2022 | 3.0% | -17.4% |
| 2023 | 4.3% | +41.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 4.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 3.7%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 4.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15.2%, 28% of the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.0% | 3.0% | 3.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.0% | 4.8% | 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 initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in New Zealand?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp in New Zealand was 4.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.0% in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 52 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of gdp rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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 household funding per tertiary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release