Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.2%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
57th
of 121 countries
All-time high
1.3%
in 2018
All-time low
1.2%
in 2005
Years of data
13
2005–2024
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in New Zealand, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in New Zealand is 1.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in New Zealand peaked at 1.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2005.
New Zealand ranks 57th of 121 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 1.2% | — |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.2% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 54 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.2% compare
- 55 Philippines 1.2% compare
- 56 Brunei Darussalam 1.2% compare
- 58 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1.2% compare
- 59 Cambodia 1.2% compare
- 60 Dominican Republic 1.2% compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 283,630 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,787 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 110,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in New Zealand?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in New Zealand was 1.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- New Zealand ranks 57th out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release