Secondary education, teachers in New Zealand
New Zealand: Secondary education, teachers was 64.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in New Zealand, 1982–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in New Zealand is 64.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in New Zealand peaked at 64.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.4%, in 1982.
New Zealand ranks 69th 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 in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 43.4% | — |
| 1994 | 56.5% | +30.3% |
| 1996 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +9.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -8.5% |
| 2000 | 59.4% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 60.7% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 60.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 59.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.4% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 61.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 61.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 64.2% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 64.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.4% | 43.4% | 43.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 56.5% | 63.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 60.8% | 59.4% | 61.6% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.8% | 61.7% | 64.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 64.0% | 64.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 186,396 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0352 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 196,622 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0372 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in New Zealand?
- Secondary education, teachers in New Zealand was 64.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.4% in 1982.
- How does New Zealand rank for secondary education, teachers?
- New Zealand ranks 69th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.