Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 36.8% 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 36.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand peaked at 36.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.4%, in 2016.
New Zealand ranks 51st of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 30.1% | — |
| 2013 | 31.2% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 30.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 29.4% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | +9.8% |
| 2018 | 32.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 35.8% | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 35.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 36.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 30.1% | 30.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 29.4% | 35.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 36.1% | 35.6% | 36.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand was 36.8% 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 36.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.4% in 2016.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- New Zealand ranks 51st out of 122 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 19.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release