Secondary education, teachers, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Secondary education, teachers, female was 23,475 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in New Zealand, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, female in New Zealand is 23,475, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in New Zealand peaked at 23,648 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7,660, in 1982.
New Zealand ranks 90th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 7,660 | — |
| 1994 | 16,023 | +109.2% |
| 1996 | 15,659 | -2.3% |
| 1997 | 16,553 | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 15,780 | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 16,499 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 16,951 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 18,417 | +8.6% |
| 2003 | 21,458 | +16.5% |
| 2004 | 22,838 | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 21,883 | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 21,804 | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 22,182 | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 21,851 | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 23,296 | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 21,779 | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 21,832 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 21,607 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 21,979 | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 22,108 | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 22,115 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 22,588 | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 22,974 | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 23,445 | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 23,201 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 23,648 | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 23,460 | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 23,442 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 23,475 | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,660 | 7,660 | 7,660 | 1 |
| 1990s | 16,103 | 15,659 | 16,553 | 5 |
| 2000s | 21,187 | 16,951 | 23,296 | 9 |
| 2010s | 22,270 | 21,607 | 23,445 | 9 |
| 2020s | 23,445 | 23,201 | 23,648 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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, teachers, female in New Zealand?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in New Zealand was 23,475 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 23,648 in 2021.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 7,660 in 1982.
- How does New Zealand rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- New Zealand ranks 90th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.