Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 24.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in New Zealand, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand is 24.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand peaked at 24.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 2005.
That places New Zealand 53rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 18.3% | — |
| 2013 | 19.2% | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 19.6% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 20.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 23.0% | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 23.6% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 22.7% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 23.0% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 24.0% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 19.2% | 23.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 22.7% | 24.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand was 24.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 24.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- New Zealand ranks 53rd out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release