School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 1.82 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand is 1.82 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and up 130.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand peaked at 1.9 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3391 years, in 2000.
New Zealand ranks 4th of 127 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.3391 years | — |
| 2001 | 0.5833 years | +72.0% |
| 2002 | 0.8055 years | +38.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7262 years | -9.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6397 years | -11.9% |
| 2005 | 0.6436 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.874 years | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 1.09 years | +25.0% |
| 2008 | 1.02 years | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 1.09 years | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8745 years | -19.6% |
| 2014 | 0.7871 years | -10.0% |
| 2019 | 1.51 years | +91.9% |
| 2020 | 1.63 years | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9 years | +16.3% |
| 2022 | 1.88 years | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.85 years | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 1.82 years | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7813 years | 0.3391 years | 1.09 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 years | 0.7871 years | 1.51 years | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.82 years | 1.63 years | 1.9 years | 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, both sexes in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand was 1.82 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3391 years in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 4th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 130.8%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release