Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in New Zealand, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 61.4% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in New Zealand peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1994.
New Zealand ranks 65th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 52.6% | — |
| 1996 | 53.8% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.8% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 54.2% | -7.8% |
| 2000 | 54.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 56.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 57.4% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 57.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 57.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 58.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 59.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 60.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 60.5% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 61.2% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 61.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 62.1%, 99% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 61.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 58.4%, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.7% | 52.6% | 58.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 56.8% | 54.6% | 58.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 59.7% | 58.5% | 61.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 60.9% | 60.5% | 61.4% | 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 upper secondary education who are female in New Zealand?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in New Zealand was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1994.
- How does New Zealand rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- New Zealand ranks 65th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. 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 upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release