School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 33,670 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand stood at 33,670. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 33,670 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26,650, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 108th out of 174 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26,650 | — |
| 2001 | 27,210 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 28,010 | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 28,880 | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 29,010 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 30,200 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 30,880 | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 32,080 | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 32,330 | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 31,430 | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 31,420 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 30,830 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 30,890 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 30,440 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 30,680 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 30,680 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 30,340 | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 31,460 | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 31,530 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 30,840 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 30,470 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 30,690 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 30,480 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 31,470 | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 33,670 | +7.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29,668 | 26,650 | 32,330 | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,911 | 30,340 | 31,530 | 10 |
| 2020s | 31,356 | 30,470 | 33,670 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 186,396 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand was 33,670 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 33,670 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,650 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- New Zealand ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release