Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in New Zealand
New Zealand: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students was 12.64 Years in 2024. ▬ Flat
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Years.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 12.64 Years for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in New Zealand peaked at 12.64 Years in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.59 Years, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 31st of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 12.63 Years | — |
| 2014 | 12.64 Years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 12.63 Years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 12.62 Years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.61 Years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.6 Years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.6 Years | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.59 Years | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 12.6 Years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 12.62 Years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 12.62 Years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 12.64 Years | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.62 Years | 12.6 Years | 12.64 Years | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.62 Years | 12.59 Years | 12.64 Years | 5 |
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 mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in New Zealand?
- Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students in New Zealand was 12.64 Years in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 12.64 Years in 2024.
- What is the lowest mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.59 Years in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 34 countries with data for 2024.
- Is mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.