School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 281,170 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 281,170 for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in New Zealand peaked at 281,170 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 231,330, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 116th of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 231,330 | — |
| 2001 | 237,780 | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 246,260 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 251,540 | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 254,190 | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 252,450 | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 250,080 | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 247,220 | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 243,960 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 243,000 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 241,890 | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 242,650 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 242,560 | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 239,560 | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 238,190 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 237,170 | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 237,430 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 241,140 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 247,450 | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 255,470 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 263,720 | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 269,750 | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 271,640 | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 275,490 | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 281,170 | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 245,781 | 231,330 | 254,190 | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,351 | 237,170 | 255,470 | 10 |
| 2020s | 272,354 | 263,720 | 281,170 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in New Zealand?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in New Zealand was 281,170 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 281,170 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 231,330 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release