School age population, upper secondary education, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 89,080 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
89,080 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
119th
of 205 countries
All-time high
93,868 number
in 2009
All-time low
77,610 number
in 1997
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 89,080 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in New Zealand peaked at 93,868 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 77,610 number, in 1997.

That places New Zealand 119th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, upper secondary education, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 78,317 number
1971 80,528 number +2.8%
1972 83,180 number +3.3%
1973 85,826 number +3.2%
1974 88,114 number +2.7%
1975 89,794 number +1.9%
1976 89,837 number +0.0%
1977 90,397 number +0.6%
1978 91,417 number +1.1%
1979 92,340 number +1.0%
1980 92,519 number +0.2%
1981 90,930 number -1.7%
1982 89,640 number -1.4%
1983 89,089 number -0.6%
1984 89,217 number +0.1%
1985 89,687 number +0.5%
1986 88,766 number -1.0%
1987 88,540 number -0.3%
1988 88,681 number +0.2%
1989 88,460 number -0.2%
1990 87,062 number -1.6%
1991 84,062 number -3.4%
1992 81,570 number -3.0%
1993 80,081 number -1.8%
1994 79,362 number -0.9%
1995 78,988 number -0.5%
1996 77,818 number -1.5%
1997 77,610 number -0.3%
1998 78,509 number +1.2%
1999 80,376 number +2.4%
2000 82,556 number +2.7%
2001 84,270 number +2.1%
2002 85,950 number +2.0%
2003 87,697 number +2.0%
2004 89,398 number +1.9%
2005 90,939 number +1.7%
2006 92,209 number +1.4%
2007 93,216 number +1.1%
2008 93,836 number +0.7%
2009 93,868 number +0.0%
2010 93,156 number -0.8%
2011 92,462 number -0.7%
2012 91,874 number -0.6%
2013 91,541 number -0.4%
2014 91,312 number -0.3%
2015 90,999 number -0.3%
2016 90,095 number -1.0%
2017 89,062 number -1.1%
2018 88,224 number -0.9%
2019 88,109 number -0.1%
2020 89,080 number +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 86,975 number 78,317 number 92,340 number 10
1980s 89,553 number 88,460 number 92,519 number 10
1990s 80,544 number 77,610 number 87,062 number 10
2000s 89,394 number 82,556 number 93,868 number 10
2010s 90,683 number 88,109 number 93,156 number 10
2020s 89,080 number 89,080 number 89,080 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 116 Kyrgyzstan 96,329 number compare
  2. 117 Turkmenistan 96,111 number compare
  3. 118 Norway 94,216 number compare
  4. 120 Lebanon 88,505 number compare
  5. 121 Belarus 87,825 number compare
  6. 122 Finland 86,085 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in New Zealand?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in New Zealand was 89,080 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 93,868 number in 2009.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 77,610 number in 1997.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
New Zealand ranks 119th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.