School life expectancy, primary, male in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary, male was 5.79 years in 2024. ▬ Flat
School life expectancy, primary, male in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, male in New Zealand is 5.79 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, male in New Zealand peaked at 6.01 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.78 years, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary, male in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.93 years | — |
| 2001 | 5.96 years | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 5.98 years | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.01 years | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 6 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 6.01 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 6 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 5.98 years | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.96 years | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.94 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.94 years | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.94 years | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 5.93 years | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 5.93 years | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 5.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.92 years | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 5.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 5.91 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 5.88 years | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.84 years | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 5.86 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 5.78 years | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.8 years | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 5.79 years | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.98 years | 5.93 years | 6.01 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.92 years | 5.88 years | 5.94 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.81 years | 5.78 years | 5.86 years | 5 |
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More education data for New Zealand
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, male in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, primary, male in New Zealand was 5.79 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.78 years in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary, male?
- New Zealand ranks 119th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release