Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand is 1.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand peaked at 1.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2005.
New Zealand ranks 4th of 112 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.7% | — |
| 2013 | 1.1% | +67.8% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.3% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +15.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 1.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.1% | 1.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 1 Luxembourg 1.8% compare
- 2 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.5% compare
- 3 Eritrea 1.4% compare
- 5 Denmark 1.4% compare
- 6 Puerto Rico 1.4% compare
- 7 Tunisia 1.3% compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,426 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,020 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,552 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand was 1.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- New Zealand ranks 4th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Agriculture, Forestry, Fisheries and Veterinary programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release