School age population, secondary education, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: School age population, secondary education, male was 224,748 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
224,748 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
118th
of 205 countries
All-time high
226,529 number
in 2007
All-time low
188,267 number
in 1993
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, secondary education, male in New Zealand, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k250.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in New Zealand is 224,748 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 226,529 number in 2007 and was at its lowest, 188,267 number, in 1993.

That places New Zealand 118th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, secondary education, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 202,410 number
1971 206,409 number +2.0%
1972 210,909 number +2.2%
1973 215,553 number +2.2%
1974 219,875 number +2.0%
1975 223,212 number +1.5%
1976 223,527 number +0.1%
1977 223,677 number +0.1%
1978 223,481 number -0.1%
1979 222,731 number -0.3%
1980 221,434 number -0.6%
1981 218,609 number -1.3%
1982 216,811 number -0.8%
1983 216,030 number -0.4%
1984 215,667 number -0.2%
1985 214,817 number -0.4%
1986 210,528 number -2.0%
1987 206,551 number -1.9%
1988 202,662 number -1.9%
1989 198,791 number -1.9%
1990 194,967 number -1.9%
1991 190,747 number -2.2%
1992 188,646 number -1.1%
1993 188,267 number -0.2%
1994 188,731 number +0.2%
1995 189,605 number +0.5%
1996 190,666 number +0.6%
1997 193,262 number +1.4%
1998 196,766 number +1.8%
1999 200,749 number +2.0%
2000 204,781 number +2.0%
2001 208,353 number +1.7%
2002 212,173 number +1.8%
2003 216,316 number +2.0%
2004 220,383 number +1.9%
2005 223,748 number +1.5%
2006 226,023 number +1.0%
2007 226,529 number +0.2%
2008 225,511 number -0.4%
2009 223,388 number -0.9%
2010 220,580 number -1.3%
2011 220,408 number -0.1%
2012 220,276 number -0.1%
2013 219,919 number -0.2%
2014 219,086 number -0.4%
2015 218,162 number -0.4%
2016 217,106 number -0.5%
2017 217,213 number +0.0%
2018 218,566 number +0.6%
2019 221,210 number +1.2%
2020 224,748 number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 217,178 number 202,410 number 223,677 number 10
1980s 212,190 number 198,791 number 221,434 number 10
1990s 192,241 number 188,267 number 200,749 number 10
2000s 218,720 number 204,781 number 226,529 number 10
2010s 219,253 number 217,106 number 221,210 number 10
2020s 224,748 number 224,748 number 224,748 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 115 Bulgaria 276,693 number compare
  2. 116 Slovakia 250,238 number compare
  3. 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 232,348 number compare
  4. 119 Lebanon 222,289 number compare
  5. 120 Panama 221,849 number compare
  6. 121 Oman 209,293 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in New Zealand?
School age population, secondary education, male in New Zealand was 224,748 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 226,529 number in 2007.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 188,267 number in 1993.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 118th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.