School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 29,437 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
29,437 number
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
106th
of 164 countries
All-time high
31,533 number
in 2010
All-time low
25,946 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand, 1998–2019

010.0k20.0k30.0k1998200820191998: 25.9k number1999: 26.4k number2000: 27.2k number2001: 27.9k number2002: 28.4k number2003: 29.0k number2004: 29.6k number2005: 30.1k number2006: 30.5k number2007: 30.9k number2008: 31.2k number2009: 31.5k number2010: 31.5k number2011: 31.4k number2012: 31.2k number2013: 31.0k number2014: 30.9k number2015: 30.8k number2016: 30.5k number2017: 30.2k number2018: 29.9k number2019: 29.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand is 29,437 number, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 31,533 number in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25,946 number, in 1998.

That places New Zealand 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in New Zealand, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 25,946 number
1999 26,426 number +1.8%
2000 27,241 number +3.1%
2001 27,884 number +2.4%
2002 28,418 number +1.9%
2003 29,003 number +2.1%
2004 29,567 number +1.9%
2005 30,085 number +1.8%
2006 30,548 number +1.5%
2007 30,917 number +1.2%
2008 31,204 number +0.9%
2009 31,479 number +0.9%
2010 31,533 number +0.2%
2011 31,399 number -0.4%
2012 31,160 number -0.8%
2013 31,017 number -0.5%
2014 30,922 number -0.3%
2015 30,827 number -0.3%
2016 30,519 number -1.0%
2017 30,201 number -1.0%
2018 29,853 number -1.2%
2019 29,437 number -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 26,186 number 25,946 number 26,426 number 2
2000s 29,635 number 27,241 number 31,479 number 10
2010s 30,687 number 29,437 number 31,533 number 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 103 Norway 32,585 number compare
  2. 104 Eritrea 31,374 number compare
  3. 105 Hong Kong, China 30,637 number compare
  4. 107 Finland 29,185 number compare
  5. 108 Bhutan 27,507 number compare
  6. 109 Slovakia 26,451 number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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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 29,437 number in 2019, 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 31,533 number in 2010.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 25,946 number in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
New Zealand ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2019.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. 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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.