Secondary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0069 units per person in 2024. ▬ Flat
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand, 1982–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.0069 units per person for secondary education, teachers, per capita in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand peaked at 0.0093 units per person in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 units per person, in 1982.
New Zealand ranks 80th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.0056 units per person | — |
| 1994 | 0.0078 units per person | +39.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0074 units per person | -6.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0075 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0065 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0074 units per person | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0078 units per person | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 units per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0093 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0087 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0085 units per person | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0085 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0088 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0081 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0081 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.0079 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0078 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0077 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0074 units per person | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0074 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.0071 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 0.007 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0069 units per person | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0078 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0085 units per person | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0093 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0081 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0069 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in New Zealand was 0.0069 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0093 units per person in 2004.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 1982.
- How does New Zealand rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 80th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.