Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female was 1,378 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,378 number
Change on year
down 44.3%
World rank
94th
of 134 countries
All-time high
3,260 number
in 1989
All-time low
896 number
in 1980
Years of data
15
1977–2018

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in New Zealand, 1977–2018

1.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k3.0k3.5k1977199720181977: 1.7k number1979: 1.5k number1980: 896 number1987: 2.6k number1988: 2.4k number1989: 3.3k number1990: 1.1k number1991: 1.3k number1992: 1.8k number2013: 2.6k number2014: 2.5k number2015: 2.5k number2016: 2.8k number2017: 2.5k number2018: 1.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 1,378 number for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.3% on the previous year and down 46.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in New Zealand peaked at 3,260 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 896 number, in 1980.

New Zealand ranks 94th of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number) in New Zealand, 1977 to 2018.
Year number Change
1977 1,716 number
1979 1,548 number -9.8%
1980 896 number -42.1%
1987 2,628 number +193.3%
1988 2,384 number -9.3%
1989 3,260 number +36.7%
1990 1,113 number -65.9%
1991 1,308 number +17.5%
1992 1,804 number +37.9%
2013 2,552 number +41.5%
2014 2,454 number -3.8%
2015 2,493 number +1.6%
2016 2,750 number +10.3%
2017 2,475 number -10.0%
2018 1,378 number -44.3%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 1,378 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,468 number, 94% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 1,378 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12,188 number, 11% of the median. (16 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1,632 number 1,548 number 1,716 number 2
1980s 2,292 number 896 number 3,260 number 4
1990s 1,408 number 1,113 number 1,804 number 3
2010s 2,350 number 1,378 number 2,750 number 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 91 Switzerland 1,549 number compare
  2. 92 Palestine, State of 1,545 number compare
  3. 93 Belgium 1,386 number compare
  4. 95 Costa Rica 1,288 number compare
  5. 96 Argentina 1,257 number compare
  6. 97 Eswatini 1,181 number compare

See the full ranking of 179 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in New Zealand?
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female in New Zealand was 1,378 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3,260 number in 1989.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 896 number in 1980.
How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female?
New Zealand ranks 94th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.0%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 3,028 data points, 1970–2019
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Total number of female lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in lower secondary education.