School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 1.2 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female 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, female in New Zealand is 1.2 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand peaked at 1.32 years in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.313 years, in 2000.
That places New Zealand 11th out of 125 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.313 years | — |
| 2001 | 0.5593 years | +78.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8335 years | +49.0% |
| 2003 | 0.7876 years | -5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6823 years | -13.4% |
| 2005 | 0.6514 years | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8299 years | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9951 years | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 0.931 years | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8525 years | -8.4% |
| 2019 | 1.07 years | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 1.16 years | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 1.32 years | +13.5% |
| 2022 | 1.24 years | -6.1% |
| 2023 | 1.18 years | -5.3% |
| 2024 | 1.2 years | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7315 years | 0.313 years | 0.9951 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.9635 years | 0.8525 years | 1.07 years | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.22 years | 1.16 years | 1.32 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.69 years compare
- 9 Gibraltar 1.68 years compare
- 10 British Virgin Islands 1.67 years compare
- 12 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.1 years compare
- 13 Australia 1.08 years compare
- 14 Bahrain 0.9814 years compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 283,630 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,787 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 110,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand was 1.2 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.32 years in 2021.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.313 years in 2000.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- New Zealand ranks 11th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release