School age population, pre-primary education, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, pre-primary education, female was 59,564 number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
59,564 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
141st
of 206 countries
All-time high
86,339 number
in 1997
All-time low
47,203 number
in 1985
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, female in New Zealand, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 59,564 number for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 86,339 number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 47,203 number, in 1985.
New Zealand ranks 141st of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 58,419 number | — |
| 1971 | 58,614 number | +0.3% |
| 1972 | 58,774 number | +0.3% |
| 1973 | 58,849 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 58,965 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 58,628 number | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 58,946 number | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 59,021 number | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 58,538 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 56,098 number | -4.2% |
| 1980 | 54,229 number | -3.3% |
| 1981 | 51,858 number | -4.4% |
| 1982 | 49,440 number | -4.7% |
| 1983 | 47,441 number | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 47,378 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 47,203 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 47,974 number | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 49,141 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 50,432 number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 50,811 number | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 51,877 number | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 53,483 number | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 55,265 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 56,911 number | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 57,644 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 58,184 number | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 58,269 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 86,339 number | +48.2% |
| 1998 | 57,543 number | -33.4% |
| 1999 | 57,425 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 57,140 number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 56,322 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 55,435 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 54,716 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 54,903 number | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 55,008 number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 55,298 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 55,762 number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 56,397 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 57,229 number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 58,074 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 59,756 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 61,435 number | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 62,716 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 62,200 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 61,968 number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 61,351 number | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 60,428 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 59,499 number | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 59,564 number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58,485 number | 56,098 number | 59,021 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 49,591 number | 47,203 number | 54,229 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 59,294 number | 51,877 number | 86,339 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 55,821 number | 54,716 number | 57,229 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 60,699 number | 58,074 number | 62,716 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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, pre-primary education, female in New Zealand?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in New Zealand was 59,564 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 86,339 number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 47,203 number in 1985.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- New Zealand ranks 141st out of 206 countries with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. 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, pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.