Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in New Zealand
New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 0.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in New Zealand is 0.9%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 10.0% on the previous year and down 43.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in New Zealand peaked at 4.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2025.
New Zealand ranks 164th of 206 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2002 | 2.9% | -21.6% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | -13.8% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | -12.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | -13.6% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.5% | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.6% | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | -6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -7.1% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 72% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7.9%, 11% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.4% | 1.4% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 6 |
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 out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in New Zealand?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in New Zealand was 0.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2025.
- How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- New Zealand ranks 164th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release