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

New Zealand: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 35,530 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
35,530
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
108th
of 174 countries
All-time high
35,530
in 2024
All-time low
27,790
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in New Zealand, 2000–2024

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k2000201220242000: 27.8k2001: 28.2k2002: 29.0k2003: 29.6k2004: 30.3k2005: 31.1k2006: 31.8k2007: 32.3k2008: 33.2k2009: 32.2k2010: 32.2k2011: 31.8k2012: 32.1k2013: 32.4k2014: 32.0k2015: 32.3k2016: 32.1k2017: 33.2k2018: 33.2k2019: 32.2k2020: 32.6k2021: 32.2k2022: 32.0k2023: 33.0k2024: 35.5k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in New Zealand is 35,530, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 35,530 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27,790, 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, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in New Zealand, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 27,790
2001 28,160 +1.3%
2002 28,960 +2.8%
2003 29,650 +2.4%
2004 30,270 +2.1%
2005 31,130 +2.8%
2006 31,820 +2.2%
2007 32,260 +1.4%
2008 33,160 +2.8%
2009 32,180 -3.0%
2010 32,210 +0.1%
2011 31,800 -1.3%
2012 32,120 +1.0%
2013 32,430 +1.0%
2014 31,970 -1.4%
2015 32,340 +1.2%
2016 32,150 -0.6%
2017 33,240 +3.4%
2018 33,240 +0.0%
2019 32,170 -3.2%
2020 32,560 +1.2%
2021 32,180 -1.2%
2022 31,980 -0.6%
2023 32,990 +3.2%
2024 35,530 +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30,538 27,790 33,160 10
2010s 32,367 31,800 33,240 10
2020s 33,048 31,980 35,530 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 105 Austria 44,793 compare
  2. 106 Eritrea 42,946 compare
  3. 107 Puerto Rico 39,404 compare
  4. 109 Norway 33,769 compare
  5. 110 Finland 32,316 compare
  6. 111 Hong Kong, China 31,300 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in New Zealand?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in New Zealand was 35,530 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 35,530 in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 27,790 in 2000.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release