Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Secondary education, general pupils, per capita was 0.0864 units per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in New Zealand, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2017, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in New Zealand stood at 0.0864 units per person. That is the lowest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, general pupils, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.1156 units per person in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0864 units per person, in 2017.
That places New Zealand 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.1081 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.1097 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 0.1115 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 0.1126 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 0.1129 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1975 | 0.1141 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 0.1156 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.1146 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.115 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 0.1137 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1122 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.1115 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.1104 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.1118 units per person | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.1106 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.1083 units per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 0.1065 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1041 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 0.1035 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.1022 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0997 units per person | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 0.0952 units per person | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 0.094 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0919 units per person | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0942 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0925 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0936 units per person | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0938 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.101 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2002 | 0.1082 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0994 units per person | -8.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0995 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0985 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0979 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0921 units per person | -5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0901 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0886 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0872 units per person | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0864 units per person | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1128 units per person | 0.1081 units per person | 0.1156 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1081 units per person | 0.1022 units per person | 0.1122 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0951 units per person | 0.0919 units per person | 0.101 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.1038 units per person | 0.0994 units per person | 0.1082 units per person | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.0925 units per person | 0.0864 units per person | 0.0995 units per person | 8 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 44 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0887 units per person compare
- 45 Brunei Darussalam 0.0887 units per person compare
- 46 Mauritius 0.0875 units per person compare
- 48 Peru 0.0854 units per person compare
- 49 New Caledonia 0.0845 units per person compare
- 50 Mexico 0.0833 units per person compare
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22,505 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4,092 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 151,526 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 99,830 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, general pupils, per capita in New Zealand?
- Secondary education, general pupils, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0864 units per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1156 units per person in 1976.
- What is the lowest secondary education, general pupils, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0864 units per person in 2017.
- How does New Zealand rank for secondary education, general pupils, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 47th out of 204 countries with data for 2017.
- Is secondary education, general pupils, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, general pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, general pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, general pupils Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, general pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.