School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 0.5017 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.5017 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2024.
The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and down 47.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in New Zealand peaked at 1.17 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.474 GPIA, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 111th of 123 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.8583 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9255 GPIA | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 1.07 GPIA | +16.1% |
| 2003 | 1.17 GPIA | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 1.13 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 1.03 GPIA | -9.1% |
| 2006 | 0.905 GPIA | -12.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8351 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 0.8368 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9554 GPIA | +14.2% |
| 2019 | 0.5581 GPIA | -41.6% |
| 2020 | 0.5613 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.5406 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4975 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 2023 | 0.474 GPIA | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 0.5017 GPIA | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9739 GPIA | 0.8351 GPIA | 1.17 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7567 GPIA | 0.5581 GPIA | 0.9554 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 0.515 GPIA | 0.474 GPIA | 0.5613 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,020 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,552 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in New Zealand was 0.5017 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.474 GPIA in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- New Zealand ranks 111th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release