Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 30,064 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in New Zealand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 30,064 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 31,137 number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23,740 number, in 1986.
New Zealand ranks 126th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,353 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,493 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 29,601 number | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 29,638 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 29,567 number | -0.2% |
| 1975 | 29,382 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 29,414 number | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 29,449 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 29,381 number | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 29,063 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 28,301 number | -2.6% |
| 1981 | 27,397 number | -3.2% |
| 1982 | 26,305 number | -4.0% |
| 1983 | 25,183 number | -4.3% |
| 1984 | 24,255 number | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 23,803 number | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 23,740 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 23,955 number | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 24,363 number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 24,840 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 25,210 number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 25,854 number | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 26,674 number | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 27,552 number | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 28,328 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 28,825 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 29,128 number | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 29,223 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 29,180 number | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 29,102 number | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 29,098 number | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 28,899 number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 28,572 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 28,193 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 27,864 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 27,730 number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 27,663 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 27,676 number | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27,782 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 27,987 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 28,277 number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 28,931 number | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 29,712 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 30,478 number | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 31,028 number | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 31,125 number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 31,137 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 30,915 number | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 30,557 number | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 30,211 number | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 30,064 number | -0.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 30,064 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 21,652 number, 1.4× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 30,064 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 15,052 number, 2.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,434 number | 29,063 number | 29,638 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 25,214 number | 23,740 number | 28,301 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 27,908 number | 25,210 number | 29,223 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 28,146 number | 27,663 number | 29,098 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,237 number | 28,277 number | 31,137 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,064 number | 30,064 number | 30,064 number | 1 |
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 population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in New Zealand?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in New Zealand was 30,064 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 31,137 number in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,740 number in 1986.
- How does New Zealand rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- New Zealand ranks 126th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.