Primary enrollment selected countries in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary enrollment selected countries was 97.38 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary enrollment selected countries in New Zealand, 1820–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 97.38 for primary enrollment selected countries in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary enrollment selected countries in New Zealand peaked at 100 in 1885 and was at its lowest, 56.29, in 1820.
New Zealand ranks 86th of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Primary enrollment selected countries in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1820 | 56.29 | — |
| 1825 | 59.01 | +4.8% |
| 1830 | 61.68 | +4.5% |
| 1835 | 64.28 | +4.2% |
| 1840 | 66.81 | +3.9% |
| 1845 | 69.25 | +3.7% |
| 1850 | 71.59 | +3.4% |
| 1855 | 73.83 | +3.1% |
| 1860 | 75.95 | +2.9% |
| 1865 | 77.96 | +2.6% |
| 1870 | 79.86 | +2.4% |
| 1875 | 81.64 | +2.2% |
| 1880 | 99.7 | +22.1% |
| 1885 | 100 | +0.3% |
| 1890 | 98.44 | -1.6% |
| 1895 | 94.69 | -3.8% |
| 1900 | 95.66 | +1.0% |
| 1905 | 99.27 | +3.8% |
| 1910 | 100 | +0.7% |
| 1915 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1920 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1925 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1930 | 91.85 | -8.2% |
| 1935 | 93.42 | +1.7% |
| 1940 | 90.38 | -3.3% |
| 1945 | 95.16 | +5.3% |
| 1950 | 95.4 | +0.3% |
| 1955 | 94.43 | -1.0% |
| 1960 | 77 | -18.5% |
| 1965 | 78 | +1.3% |
| 1970 | 100 | +28.2% |
| 1975 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.37 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.07 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.83 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.8 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.74 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.71 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.02 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.71 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 98.65 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.45 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 97.7 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 97.38 | -0.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 97.38 is below the median for high income countries, which is 98.18, 99% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 97.38 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.38, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Primary enrollment selected countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | +28.2% | 78 | 100 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1820s | 57.65 | 56.29 | 59.01 | 2 |
| 1830s | 62.98 | 61.68 | 64.28 | 2 |
| 1840s | 68.03 | 66.81 | 69.25 | 2 |
| 1850s | 72.71 | 71.59 | 73.83 | 2 |
| 1860s | 76.95 | 75.95 | 77.96 | 2 |
| 1870s | 80.75 | 79.86 | 81.64 | 2 |
| 1880s | 99.85 | 99.7 | 100 | 2 |
| 1890s | 96.56 | 94.69 | 98.44 | 2 |
| 1900s | 97.47 | 95.66 | 99.27 | 2 |
| 1910s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1920s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1930s | 92.63 | 91.85 | 93.42 | 2 |
| 1940s | 92.77 | 90.38 | 95.16 | 2 |
| 1950s | 94.92 | 94.43 | 95.4 | 2 |
| 1960s | 77.5 | 77 | 78 | 2 |
| 1970s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
| 1980s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 1 |
| 2010s | 98.94 | 98.71 | 99.37 | 7 |
| 2020s | 97.98 | 97.38 | 98.71 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary enrollment selected countries in New Zealand?
- Primary enrollment selected countries in New Zealand was 97.38 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 1885.
- What is the lowest primary enrollment selected countries recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.29 in 1820.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary enrollment selected countries?
- New Zealand ranks 86th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary enrollment selected countries rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Primary enrollment selected countries. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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