Productivity vs. educational attainment in New Zealand
New Zealand: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Productivity vs. educational attainment in New Zealand, 1970–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in New Zealand stood at 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in New Zealand peaked at 51.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1979.
New Zealand ranks 31st of 130 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 26.85 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 27.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 23.65 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 32.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 39.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 44.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.31 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.06 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 51.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 28 Hong Kong 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 29 Slovenia 51.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 30 Czechia 50.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 32 Japan 49 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 33 Lithuania 48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 34 Romania 47.08 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 26,597 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in New Zealand?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in New Zealand was 49.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 51.1 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2021.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.43 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1979.
- How does New Zealand rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- New Zealand ranks 31st out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.