Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 0.953 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.953 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
209th
of 211 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 1995
All-time low
0.953 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
45
1970–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand stood at 0.953 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.953 GPIA, in 2024.
New Zealand ranks 209th of 211 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.9922 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.9897 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 0.9899 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.9887 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.991 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.9912 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9911 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.9914 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.9905 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9896 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9901 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.01 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 0.9836 GPIA | -7.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9872 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.9844 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9591 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 0.9639 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9681 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9698 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9663 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.962 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9688 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9701 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9724 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.972 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9556 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 0.953 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9897 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 9 |
| 1980s | 0.9904 GPIA | 0.9887 GPIA | 0.9914 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 0.9836 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.9842 GPIA | 0.9591 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9775 GPIA | 0.962 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9646 GPIA | 0.953 GPIA | 0.9724 GPIA | 5 |
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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 share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand was 0.953 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.06 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.953 GPIA in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- New Zealand ranks 209th out of 211 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. 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, published as part of Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release