Over-age students, primary in New Zealand
New Zealand: Over-age students, primary was 0.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in New Zealand, 1970–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.4% for over-age students, primary in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% on the previous year and up 51.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in New Zealand peaked at 6.3% in 1975 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2014.
New Zealand ranks 183rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.9% | — |
| 1971 | 6.0% | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 6.1% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 6.0% | -1.0% |
| 1974 | 5.6% | -6.9% |
| 1975 | 6.3% | +12.5% |
| 1976 | 5.1% | -19.7% |
| 1977 | 5.0% | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | -8.0% |
| 1979 | 4.4% | -5.5% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | -1.9% |
| 1981 | 4.2% | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 4.7% | +10.2% |
| 1983 | 4.6% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 4.5% | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 4.3% | -4.0% |
| 1986 | 4.1% | -5.0% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 3.7% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -4.1% |
| 1990 | 4.1% | +15.4% |
| 1991 | 3.5% | -14.1% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -92.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +35.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +28.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +7.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.4% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 3.5% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 4.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 180 San Marino 0.5% compare
- 181 Bermuda 0.5% compare
- 182 Uzbekistan 0.4% compare
- 184 Malaysia 0.2% compare
- 185 Sierra Leone 0.2% compare
- 186 Tajikistan 0.1% compare
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in New Zealand?
- Over-age students, primary in New Zealand was 0.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 1975.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2014.
- How does New Zealand rank for over-age students, primary?
- New Zealand ranks 183rd 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 (% of 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.