Primary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.005 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand, 1971–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.005 units per person.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0071 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 units per person, in 1996.
New Zealand ranks 98th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0067 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0067 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0066 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0069 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 0.0068 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0065 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0071 units per person | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0055 units per person | -23.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0052 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0049 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0049 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0049 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 units per person | +8.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0055 units per person | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0054 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0049 units per person | -9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0052 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0049 units per person | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0051 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0051 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0052 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.005 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 0.0053 units per person | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0055 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0054 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0056 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0055 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0054 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0053 units per person | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0052 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0051 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.005 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0067 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.0049 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0052 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 0.0053 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand was 0.005 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0071 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 units per person in 1996.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 98th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.