School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 125,073 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
125,073 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
118th
of 205 countries
All-time high
125,073 number
in 2020
All-time low
101,193 number
in 1992
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Zealand, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in New Zealand is 125,073 number, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 125,073 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 101,193 number, in 1992.

New Zealand ranks 118th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, female (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 115,155 number
1971 117,160 number +1.7%
1972 119,065 number +1.6%
1973 120,960 number +1.6%
1974 122,790 number +1.5%
1975 124,249 number +1.2%
1976 124,165 number -0.1%
1977 123,488 number -0.5%
1978 122,141 number -1.1%
1979 120,511 number -1.3%
1980 119,281 number -1.0%
1981 118,726 number -0.5%
1982 118,877 number +0.1%
1983 119,282 number +0.3%
1984 119,432 number +0.1%
1985 118,727 number -0.6%
1986 116,402 number -2.0%
1987 113,274 number -2.7%
1988 109,471 number -3.4%
1989 105,659 number -3.5%
1990 102,737 number -2.8%
1991 101,384 number -1.3%
1992 101,193 number -0.2%
1993 101,370 number +0.2%
1994 101,460 number +0.1%
1995 101,690 number +0.2%
1996 103,849 number +2.1%
1997 106,662 number +2.7%
1998 109,340 number +2.5%
1999 111,554 number +2.0%
2000 113,415 number +1.7%
2001 115,653 number +2.0%
2002 117,910 number +2.0%
2003 120,073 number +1.8%
2004 121,864 number +1.5%
2005 122,870 number +0.8%
2006 122,806 number -0.1%
2007 121,779 number -0.8%
2008 120,081 number -1.4%
2009 118,166 number -1.6%
2010 116,446 number -1.5%
2011 116,110 number -0.3%
2012 116,065 number -0.0%
2013 115,957 number -0.1%
2014 115,670 number -0.2%
2015 115,571 number -0.1%
2016 116,386 number +0.7%
2017 118,137 number +1.5%
2018 120,551 number +2.0%
2019 123,084 number +2.1%
2020 125,073 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 120,968 number 115,155 number 124,249 number 10
1980s 115,913 number 105,659 number 119,432 number 10
1990s 104,124 number 101,193 number 111,554 number 10
2000s 119,462 number 113,415 number 122,870 number 10
2010s 117,398 number 115,571 number 123,084 number 10
2020s 125,073 number 125,073 number 125,073 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 115 Serbia 133,935 number compare
  2. 116 Belgium 128,545 number compare
  3. 117 Lebanon 127,038 number compare
  4. 119 Switzerland 120,027 number compare
  5. 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 111,507 number compare
  6. 121 Panama 107,624 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in New Zealand?
School age population, lower secondary education, female in New Zealand was 125,073 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 125,073 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 101,193 number in 1992.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
New Zealand ranks 118th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.