Share of primary schools with toilets in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of primary schools with toilets was 100.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 96 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2015
All-time low
100.0%
in 2015
Years of data
11
2015–2025
Share of primary schools with toilets in New Zealand, 2015–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with toilets in New Zealand is 100.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with toilets in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2015.
That places New Zealand 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of primary schools with toilets in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 100.0% | — |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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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 share of primary schools with toilets in New Zealand?
- Share of primary schools with toilets in New Zealand was 100.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2015.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of primary schools with toilets?
- New Zealand ranks 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of primary schools with toilets rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of primary schools that have access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities, as defined by international standards.