School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index was 1.11 GPI in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPI.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in New Zealand is 1.11 GPI, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in New Zealand peaked at 1.11 GPI in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.931 GPI, in 1972.
That places New Zealand 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.96 GPI | — |
| 1971 | 0.9614 GPI | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 0.931 GPI | -3.2% |
| 1973 | 0.9334 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 0.9467 GPI | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.9497 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 0.9521 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.9639 GPI | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.9671 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 0.969 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9694 GPI | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.9682 GPI | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9787 GPI | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9866 GPI | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 0.9882 GPI | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.9909 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 0.9949 GPI | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 1 GPI | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 1 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 1.01 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 1.02 GPI | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 1.03 GPI | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 1.05 GPI | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.03 GPI | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 1.06 GPI | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPI | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPI | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.09 GPI | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1 GPI | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 GPI | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.11 GPI | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9498 GPI | 0.931 GPI | 0.9639 GPI | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.9814 GPI | 0.9671 GPI | 1 GPI | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.03 GPI | 1 GPI | 1.06 GPI | 7 |
| 2010s | 1.1 GPI | 1.09 GPI | 1.11 GPI | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,426 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index in New Zealand was 1.11 GPI in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 GPI in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.931 GPI in 1972.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index?
- New Zealand ranks 18th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, gender parity index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, primary to tertiary, gender parity index (GPI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of female school life expectancy to the male school life expectancy. It is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. A GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females.