Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand
New Zealand: Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ was 2,316 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand is 2,316, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 39.5% on the previous year and up 47.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand peaked at 2,635 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1,178, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 21st of 54 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 household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$ in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,178 | — |
| 2013 | 1,576 | +33.8% |
| 2014 | 1,919 | +21.7% |
| 2015 | 2,227 | +16.1% |
| 2016 | 2,396 | +7.6% |
| 2017 | 2,368 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 2,635 | +11.3% |
| 2019 | 2,617 | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 2,453 | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 1,945 | -20.7% |
| 2022 | 1,660 | -14.7% |
| 2023 | 2,316 | +39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,178 | 1,178 | 1,178 | 1 |
| 2010s | 2,248 | 1,576 | 2,635 | 7 |
| 2020s | 2,094 | 1,660 | 2,453 | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 18 Benin 2,533 compare
- 19 Slovak Republic 2,450 compare
- 20 United States 2,321 compare
- 22 Ukraine 2,219 compare
- 23 Switzerland 2,213 compare
- 24 Kazakhstan 2,133 compare
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 household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand?
- Initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ in New Zealand was 2,316 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2,635 in 2018.
- What is the lowest initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,178 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$?
- New Zealand ranks 21st out of 54 countries with data for 2023.
- Is initial household funding per tertiary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.0%. 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 household funding per tertiary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release