School enrollment, tertiary in New Zealand
New Zealand: School enrollment, tertiary was 77.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
School enrollment, tertiary in New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school enrollment, tertiary in New Zealand is 77.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in New Zealand peaked at 82.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 2020.
New Zealand ranks 37th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 80.4% | — |
| 2014 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 77.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 80.7% | 77.6% | 82.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 75.7% | 79.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in New Zealand?
- School enrollment, tertiary in New Zealand was 77.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- New Zealand ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.