School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) was 3.45 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in New Zealand is 3.45 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 1.5% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in New Zealand peaked at 3.59 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9656 years, in 1970.
New Zealand ranks 18th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.9656 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.981 years | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 1.61 years | +64.0% |
| 1973 | 1.63 years | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.55 years | -5.0% |
| 1975 | 1.51 years | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.54 years | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 1.56 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 1.55 years | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 1.57 years | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 1.6 years | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.62 years | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 1.75 years | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 1.71 years | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.82 years | +6.3% |
| 1987 | 1.88 years | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 2.04 years | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 2.12 years | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 1.89 years | -10.9% |
| 1991 | 2.1 years | +11.0% |
| 1992 | 2.33 years | +11.1% |
| 1993 | 2.58 years | +10.7% |
| 1994 | 2.65 years | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 2.59 years | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 2.6 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 3.37 years | +29.6% |
| 2014 | 3.46 years | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 3.59 years | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 3.57 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 3.5 years | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3.45 years | -1.5% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 3.45 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.81 years, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 3.45 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.66 years, 2.1× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, tertiary, male (years) (School male years) in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +64.0% | 0.981 years | 1.61 years |
| 2013 | +29.6% | 2.6 years | 3.37 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.42 years | 0.9656 years | 1.63 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 1.77 years | 1.55 years | 2.12 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.39 years | 1.89 years | 2.65 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 3.49 years | 3.37 years | 3.59 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.48 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.38 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in New Zealand was 3.45 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 3.59 years in 2015.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9656 years in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- New Zealand ranks 18th out of 177 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.