Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male was 1.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in New Zealand, 1977–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in New Zealand stood at 1.2%.
The figure is down 34.6% on the previous year and down 55.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in New Zealand peaked at 2.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1990.
That places New Zealand 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 1.4% | — |
| 1979 | 1.4% | +3.9% |
| 1980 | 0.5% | -67.5% |
| 1987 | 1.4% | +209.8% |
| 1988 | 0.8% | -47.2% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | +170.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4% | -81.4% |
| 1991 | 0.8% | +113.6% |
| 1992 | 1.6% | +91.4% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | +72.7% |
| 2014 | 2.6% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 1.8% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -34.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.5%, 48% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 8.8%, 14% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 2 |
| 1980s | 1.2% | 0.5% | 2.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9% | 0.4% | 1.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.2% | 1.2% | 2.7% | 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, male in New Zealand?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male in New Zealand was 1.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1990.
- How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.9%. 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 rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of males of official lower secondary school age who are not enrolled in lower secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official lower secondary school age.