School enrollment, primary, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School enrollment, primary, female was 98.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, female in New Zealand, 1973–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, primary, female in New Zealand is 98.9%, measured in 2016.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in New Zealand peaked at 99.5% in 1973 and was at its lowest, 97.2%, in 1994.
That places New Zealand 10th out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
School enrollment, primary, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 99.5% | — |
| 1974 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 98.0% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 98.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 97.3% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 97.2% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 98.6% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.0% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 98.0% | 98.0% | 98.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 98.2% | 97.2% | 98.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 98.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, female in New Zealand?
- School enrollment, primary, female in New Zealand was 98.9% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 1973.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.2% in 1994.
- How does New Zealand rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- New Zealand ranks 10th out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.