Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand is 64.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1982.
That places New Zealand 73rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 43.4% | — |
| 1994 | 56.5% | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 64.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 64.4%, 1.0× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 64.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 57.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +30.3% | 43.4% | 56.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 56.5% | 63.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 59.4% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 61.7% | 64.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.0% | 64.4% | 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 teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in New Zealand was 64.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1982.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- New Zealand ranks 73rd out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 teachers in secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release