School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index was 1.37 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1.37 GPIA for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.25 GPIA, in 2011.
That places New Zealand 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 1.25 GPIA | — |
| 2013 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.27 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.29 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.31 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 1.35 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.37 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.39 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.28 GPIA | 1.25 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.35 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 42 Panama 1.38 GPIA compare
- 43 Suriname 1.37 GPIA compare
- 44 Puerto Rico 1.37 GPIA compare
- 46 Palestine, State of 1.37 GPIA compare
- 47 Brunei Darussalam 1.36 GPIA compare
- 48 Cape Verde 1.36 GPIA 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand was 1.37 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.39 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 GPIA in 2011.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index?
- New Zealand ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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, tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release