Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand stood at 7.4%.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in New Zealand peaked at 7.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2016.
New Zealand ranks 28th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.1% | — |
| 2013 | 6.4% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 6.3% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 6.3% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 6.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | +11.6% |
| 2020 | 7.2% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 7.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | -5.6% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.1% | 6.1% | 6.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 5.7% | 7.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.2% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 7.4% 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 7.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2016.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 123 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 18.2%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release