School age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, tertiary education, female was 156,708 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
156,708 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
121st
of 203 countries
All-time high
160,920 number
in 2014
All-time low
118,901 number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, school age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand stood at 156,708 number.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 160,920 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 118,901 number, in 1970.
New Zealand ranks 121st of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 118,901 number | — |
| 1971 | 121,679 number | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 123,932 number | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 126,310 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 128,957 number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 132,267 number | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 134,958 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 136,508 number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 137,244 number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 138,166 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 140,284 number | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 143,509 number | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 145,247 number | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 145,642 number | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 145,425 number | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 145,219 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 144,780 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 143,349 number | -1.0% |
| 1988 | 141,740 number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 140,779 number | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 141,473 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 143,784 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 144,821 number | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 144,200 number | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 142,485 number | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 140,209 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 136,531 number | -2.6% |
| 1997 | 132,648 number | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 129,556 number | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 127,971 number | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 128,665 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 132,004 number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 136,072 number | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 140,115 number | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 143,884 number | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 147,024 number | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 148,971 number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 150,895 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 152,885 number | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 154,826 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 156,655 number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 158,097 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 159,427 number | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 160,408 number | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 160,920 number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 160,871 number | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 159,868 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 158,378 number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 156,708 number | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 129,892 number | 118,901 number | 138,166 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 143,597 number | 140,284 number | 145,642 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 138,368 number | 127,971 number | 144,821 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 143,534 number | 128,665 number | 154,826 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 159,037 number | 156,655 number | 160,920 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 156,708 number in 2018, 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 160,920 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 118,901 number in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- New Zealand ranks 121st out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. 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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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.