Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand stood at 0.3%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% on the previous year and up 60.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand peaked at 0.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2017.
That places New Zealand 142nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.3% | — |
| 2014 | 0.2% | -27.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -18.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +59.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +20.0% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +19.2% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 47% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 25% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand?
- Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
- New Zealand ranks 142nd out of 183 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.6%. 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 pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release