Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 0.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in New Zealand is 0.9%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.8% on the previous year and down 44.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in New Zealand peaked at 1.5% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 54th of 61 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.5% | — |
| 2015 | 1.4% | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | -7.0% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 1.2% | -11.8% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +8.5% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 1.0% | -8.7% |
| 2024 | 0.9% | -13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.2% | 5 |
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 percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in New Zealand?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in New Zealand was 0.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2014.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- New Zealand ranks 54th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.6%. 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 Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in public institutions, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release