Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of schools with access to computers for teaching was 99.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in New Zealand, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 99.1% for share of schools with access to computers for teaching in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with access to computers for teaching in New Zealand peaked at 99.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.9%, in 2016.
New Zealand ranks 41st of 103 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 97.1% | 93.9% | 99.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.3% | 99.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 38 El Salvador 99.6% compare
- 39 Denmark 99.5% compare
- 40 Saudi Arabia 99.2% compare
- 42 Norway 99.0% compare
- 43 Azerbaijan 98.9% compare
- 44 Sweden 98.8% compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 96.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 26,597 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.66 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 96.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of schools with access to computers for teaching in New Zealand?
- Share of schools with access to computers for teaching in New Zealand was 99.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of schools with access to computers for teaching recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.9% in 2016.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of schools with access to computers for teaching?
- New Zealand ranks 41st out of 103 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of schools with access to computers for teaching 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 flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with access to computers for teaching. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to computers for pedagogical purposes, by education level (%)