School life expectancy, tertiary, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 4.51 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in New Zealand, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in New Zealand stood at 4.51 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in New Zealand peaked at 4.94 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.45 years, in 2020.
That places New Zealand 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 4.94 years | — |
| 2013 | 4.9 years | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 4.84 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.87 years | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 4.82 years | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 4.75 years | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 4.74 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.58 years | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 4.45 years | -2.8% |
| 2021 | 4.71 years | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 4.62 years | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 4.51 years | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 4.51 years | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.8 years | 4.58 years | 4.94 years | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.56 years | 4.45 years | 4.71 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 96.69 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, female in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in New Zealand was 4.51 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 4.94 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.45 years in 2020.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- New Zealand ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release