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

New Zealand: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 108,670 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
108,670
Change on year
up 5.4%
World rank
120th
of 220 countries
All-time high
108,670
in 2024
All-time low
83,900
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, male in New Zealand, 2000–2024

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k2000201220242000: 83.9k2001: 85.3k2002: 87.7k2003: 90.4k2004: 92.7k2005: 95.2k2006: 98.0k2007: 98.2k2008: 97.6k2009: 95.7k2010: 95.7k2011: 95.7k2012: 95.6k2013: 95.7k2014: 95.1k2015: 96.2k2016: 96.9k2017: 97.0k2018: 96.8k2019: 96.1k2020: 96.7k2021: 96.5k2022: 98.5k2023: 103.1k2024: 108.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, male in New Zealand stood at 108,670. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 108,670 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83,900, in 2000.

That places New Zealand 120th out of 220 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, upper secondary education, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in New Zealand, 2000 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2000 83,900
2001 85,270 +1.6%
2002 87,650 +2.8%
2003 90,390 +3.1%
2004 92,700 +2.6%
2005 95,200 +2.7%
2006 98,020 +3.0%
2007 98,160 +0.1%
2008 97,560 -0.6%
2009 95,710 -1.9%
2010 95,680 -0.0%
2011 95,730 +0.1%
2012 95,610 -0.1%
2013 95,700 +0.1%
2014 95,090 -0.6%
2015 96,160 +1.1%
2016 96,890 +0.8%
2017 97,040 +0.2%
2018 96,770 -0.3%
2019 96,120 -0.7%
2020 96,650 +0.6%
2021 96,510 -0.1%
2022 98,450 +2.0%
2023 103,090 +4.7%
2024 108,670 +5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92,456 83,900 98,160 10
2010s 96,079 95,090 97,040 10
2020s 100,674 96,510 108,670 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 117 Panama 113,468 compare
  2. 118 Slovakia 111,322 compare
  3. 119 Belarus 110,721 compare
  4. 121 Denmark 107,404 compare
  5. 122 Norway 102,649 compare
  6. 123 Finland 96,559 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in New Zealand?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in New Zealand was 108,670 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 108,670 in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 83,900 in 2000.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 120th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release