Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 16.4% 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 16.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand peaked at 16.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2005.
New Zealand ranks 38th 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 | 10.3% | — |
| 2013 | 11.0% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 11.5% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.9% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 14.5% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 14.7% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 15.7% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 15.4% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.6% | 11.0% | 14.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 15.5% | 14.7% | 16.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 251,357 (2024)
- 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)
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 16.4% 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 16.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- New Zealand ranks 38th 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 42.2%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release