School enrollment, secondary in New Zealand
New Zealand: School enrollment, secondary was 96.9% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in New Zealand, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
In 2017, school enrollment, secondary in New Zealand stood at 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.3% over five years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in New Zealand peaked at 96.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.7%, in 1980.
New Zealand ranks 11th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 80.5% | — |
| 1979 | 80.5% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 79.7% | -1.0% |
| 1981 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 83.4% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 83.1% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 82.2% | -1.1% |
| 1986 | 82.2% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 82.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 84.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 86.5% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 92.3% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 89.9% | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 93.1% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 91.6% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 94.6% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 82.2% | 79.7% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 89.4% | 84.6% | 93.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 94.6% | 96.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 8 Saint Kitts and Nevis 98.0% compare
- 9 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 97.1% compare
- 10 Spain 96.9% compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 96.4% compare
- 13 Oman 96.2% compare
- 14 Hong Kong, China 96.1% compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in New Zealand?
- School enrollment, secondary in New Zealand was 96.9% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.7% in 1980.
- How does New Zealand rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- New Zealand ranks 11th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.