School age population, early … age female educational development in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, early … age female educational development was 86,300 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in New Zealand stood at 86,300.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in New Zealand peaked at 93,670 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81,540, in 2001.
That places New Zealand 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early … age female educational development in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 82,300 | — |
| 2001 | 81,540 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 82,360 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 82,100 | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 82,650 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83,450 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 85,080 | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 87,180 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 90,340 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 92,310 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 93,670 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 92,900 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 91,830 | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 89,900 | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 88,050 | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 87,080 | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 86,750 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 87,960 | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 88,090 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 88,080 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 87,800 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 88,120 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 88,620 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 87,430 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 86,300 | -1.3% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 86,300 is above the median for high income countries, which is 69,393, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 86,300 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356,971, 24% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84,931 | 81,540 | 92,310 | 10 |
| 2010s | 89,431 | 86,750 | 93,670 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,654 | 86,300 | 88,620 | 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 school age population, early childhood educational development in New Zealand?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in New Zealand was 86,300 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 93,670 in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 81,540 in 2001.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- New Zealand ranks 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release