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

New Zealand: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 92,513 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
92,513 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
120th
of 205 countries
All-time high
99,038 number
in 2009
All-time low
80,940 number
in 1997
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 92,513 number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2020.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 99,038 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 80,940 number, in 1997.

New Zealand ranks 120th of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 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, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 82,669 number
1971 84,625 number +2.4%
1972 86,984 number +2.8%
1973 89,407 number +2.8%
1974 91,624 number +2.5%
1975 93,414 number +2.0%
1976 93,714 number +0.3%
1977 94,598 number +0.9%
1978 95,931 number +1.4%
1979 97,070 number +1.2%
1980 97,278 number +0.2%
1981 95,373 number -2.0%
1982 93,714 number -1.7%
1983 92,810 number -1.0%
1984 92,609 number -0.2%
1985 92,782 number +0.2%
1986 91,141 number -1.8%
1987 90,396 number -0.8%
1988 90,266 number -0.1%
1989 90,040 number -0.3%
1990 88,842 number -1.3%
1991 85,753 number -3.5%
1992 83,380 number -2.8%
1993 82,202 number -1.4%
1994 81,917 number -0.3%
1995 82,020 number +0.1%
1996 80,973 number -1.3%
1997 80,940 number -0.0%
1998 82,039 number +1.4%
1999 84,052 number +2.5%
2000 86,265 number +2.6%
2001 87,664 number +1.6%
2002 89,000 number +1.5%
2003 90,510 number +1.7%
2004 92,208 number +1.9%
2005 94,080 number +2.0%
2006 96,290 number +2.3%
2007 97,995 number +1.8%
2008 98,966 number +1.0%
2009 99,038 number +0.1%
2010 98,189 number -0.9%
2011 98,034 number -0.2%
2012 97,794 number -0.2%
2013 97,616 number -0.2%
2014 97,364 number -0.3%
2015 96,894 number -0.5%
2016 95,260 number -1.7%
2017 93,458 number -1.9%
2018 91,930 number -1.6%
2019 91,441 number -0.5%
2020 92,513 number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 91,004 number 82,669 number 97,070 number 10
1980s 92,641 number 90,040 number 97,278 number 10
1990s 83,212 number 80,940 number 88,842 number 10
2000s 93,202 number 86,265 number 99,038 number 10
2010s 95,798 number 91,441 number 98,189 number 10
2020s 92,513 number 92,513 number 92,513 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 117 Norway 98,434 number compare
  2. 118 Turkmenistan 98,272 number compare
  3. 119 Belarus 92,809 number compare
  4. 121 Lebanon 91,157 number compare
  5. 122 Finland 90,481 number compare
  6. 123 Croatia 81,042 number 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 92,513 number in 2020, 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 99,038 number in 2009.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 80,940 number in 1997.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 120th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.8%. 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)
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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.