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 83.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand is 83.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand peaked at 100.0% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 2009.
New Zealand ranks 161st of 219 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100.0% | — |
| 1971 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 1976 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 98.9% | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.4% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 96.4% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 94.8% | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 87.1% | -8.1% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | -4.0% |
| 1996 | 81.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 81.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 89.0% | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 88.5% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 86.0% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 83.0% | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 85.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 83.1% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 82.0% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 99.7% | 99.2% | 100.0% | 9 |
| 1980s | 99.2% | 98.8% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 88.1% | 80.9% | 97.4% | 9 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 78.8% | 88.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 84.2% | 80.5% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.9% | 82.0% | 83.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36,426 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 12,020 (1992)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56,552 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 53,804 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0724 units per person (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 83.1% 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 100.0% in 1970.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 2009.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- New Zealand ranks 161st out of 219 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 up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release