School life expectancy, secondary, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 8.17 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
8.17 years
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
16th
of 213 countries
All-time high
9 years
in 2009
All-time low
8.01 years
in 2018
Years of data
24
2000–2024
School life expectancy, secondary, female in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 8.17 years for school life expectancy, secondary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in New Zealand peaked at 9 years in 2009 and was at its lowest, 8.01 years, in 2018.
That places New Zealand 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.08 years | — |
| 2002 | 8.71 years | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 8.62 years | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 8.31 years | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 8.6 years | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 8.41 years | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 8.43 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 8.42 years | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 9 years | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 8.57 years | -4.8% |
| 2011 | 8.53 years | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 8.45 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.37 years | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.34 years | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 8.21 years | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 8.12 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 8.07 years | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 8.01 years | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 8.48 years | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 8.23 years | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 8.26 years | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.08 years | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 8.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8.17 years | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.51 years | 8.08 years | 9 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.31 years | 8.01 years | 8.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.16 years | 8.06 years | 8.26 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 13 Lithuania 8.28 years compare
- 14 Guadeloupe 8.26 years
- 15 Sweden 8.24 years compare
- 17 Netherlands 8.03 years compare
- 18 Italy 8.02 years compare
- 19 United Arab Emirates 8 years compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, secondary, female in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in New Zealand was 8.17 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 9 years in 2009.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.01 years in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- New Zealand ranks 16th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. 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, secondary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release