School age population, lower secondary education, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 144,000 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in New Zealand stood at 144,000. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 144,000 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 118,400, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 116th out of 220 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, lower secondary education, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 118,400 | — |
| 2001 | 121,540 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 125,640 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 128,660 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 130,300 | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 129,700 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 128,410 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 126,830 | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 125,040 | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 124,560 | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 124,250 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 124,480 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 124,660 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 122,870 | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 121,990 | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 121,380 | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 121,680 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 123,690 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 126,750 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 131,060 | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 135,690 | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 138,890 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 139,770 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 141,590 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 144,000 | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 125,908 | 118,400 | 130,300 | 10 |
| 2010s | 124,281 | 121,380 | 131,060 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,988 | 135,690 | 144,000 | 5 |
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More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 186,396 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0352 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 196,622 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0372 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in New Zealand?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in New Zealand was 144,000 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 144,000 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,400 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- New Zealand ranks 116th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release