Over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Over-age students, primary, female was 0.3% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female enrollment.
Analysis
The most recent figure for over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand is 0.3%, measured in 2017.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 51.2% over five years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand peaked at 5.6% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
That places New Zealand 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of female enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.0% | — |
| 1971 | 5.3% | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 5.2% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 5.2% | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 4.7% | -9.5% |
| 1975 | 5.6% | +19.0% |
| 1976 | 4.4% | -22.5% |
| 1977 | 4.4% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 4.2% | -5.9% |
| 1979 | 3.9% | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 3.8% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 3.8% | -0.9% |
| 1982 | 4.1% | +10.1% |
| 1983 | 4.1% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 4.0% | -3.5% |
| 1985 | 3.8% | -4.1% |
| 1986 | 3.7% | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 3.5% | -4.3% |
| 1988 | 3.3% | -5.5% |
| 1989 | 3.2% | -3.5% |
| 1990 | 3.6% | +14.1% |
| 1991 | 3.1% | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 3.0% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | -92.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -22.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +43.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +36.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | -0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.4%, 15% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.2%, 11% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -92.5% | 3.0% | 0.2% |
| 2015 | +43.5% | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| 2016 | +36.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 3.9% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.7% | 3.2% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.3% | 3.0% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 179 Bermuda 0.4% compare
- 180 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
- 181 Ireland 0.4% compare
- 183 San Marino 0.3% compare
- 184 Malaysia 0.2% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
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 over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand?
- Over-age students, primary, female in New Zealand was 0.3% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 1975.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for over-age students, primary, female?
- New Zealand ranks 182nd out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, female (% of female enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.