School age population, primary education, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, primary education, male was 194,152 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
Latest (2020)
194,152 number
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
118th
of 206 countries
All-time high
197,953 number
in 2017
All-time low
152,603 number
in 1988
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in New Zealand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 194,152 number for school age population, primary education, male in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 197,953 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 152,603 number, in 1988.
That places New Zealand 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 185,230 number | — |
| 1971 | 186,796 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 188,166 number | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 188,751 number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 188,170 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 186,534 number | -0.9% |
| 1976 | 185,121 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 183,933 number | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 183,058 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 182,249 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 180,635 number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 178,228 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 174,660 number | -2.0% |
| 1983 | 169,907 number | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 164,364 number | -3.3% |
| 1985 | 159,107 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 155,465 number | -2.3% |
| 1987 | 153,209 number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 152,603 number | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 153,612 number | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 155,566 number | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 157,824 number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 161,153 number | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 165,389 number | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 170,021 number | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 174,279 number | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 177,935 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 180,624 number | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 182,666 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 184,394 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 185,972 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 187,167 number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 187,279 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 186,158 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 183,953 number | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 181,427 number | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 179,350 number | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 177,601 number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 176,449 number | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 176,107 number | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 176,535 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 178,368 number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 181,190 number | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 185,114 number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 189,662 number | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 193,623 number | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 196,573 number | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 197,953 number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 197,653 number | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 196,033 number | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 194,152 number | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 185,801 number | 182,249 number | 188,751 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 164,179 number | 152,603 number | 180,635 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 170,985 number | 155,566 number | 184,394 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 182,146 number | 176,107 number | 187,279 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 189,270 number | 176,535 number | 197,953 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 194,152 number | 194,152 number | 194,152 number | 1 |
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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, primary education, male in New Zealand?
- School age population, primary education, male in New Zealand was 194,152 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 197,953 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 152,603 number in 1988.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- New Zealand ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. 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, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.