Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) was 0.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.4% for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 33.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in New Zealand peaked at 0.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2020.
That places New Zealand 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1%, 35% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.3%, 9% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled) in New Zealand?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) in New Zealand was 0.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled)?
- New Zealand ranks 170th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male (modelled) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. 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 children of primary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release