Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in New Zealand, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand stood at 0.4%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in New Zealand peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2005.
That places New Zealand 43rd out of 120 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3% | — |
| 2013 | 0.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 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 0.4% 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 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- New Zealand ranks 43rd out of 120 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 19.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release