School age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, tertiary education, female was 157,420 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 157,420 for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2024.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 159,750 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 131,370, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 123rd out of 221 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, tertiary education, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 131,370 | — |
| 2001 | 133,340 | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 138,080 | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 143,230 | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 145,700 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 146,450 | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 147,860 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 148,070 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 149,770 | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 153,020 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 156,550 | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 157,830 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 157,360 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 156,700 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 156,500 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 157,520 | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 158,700 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 158,810 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 159,030 | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 159,320 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 159,750 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 156,310 | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 154,300 | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 155,450 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 157,420 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 143,689 | 131,370 | 153,020 | 10 |
| 2010s | 157,832 | 156,500 | 159,320 | 10 |
| 2020s | 156,646 | 154,300 | 159,750 | 5 |
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More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 283,630 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,787 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 110,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand was 157,420 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 159,750 in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 131,370 in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- New Zealand ranks 123rd out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release