Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.1%
Change on year
up 8.7%
World rank
20th
of 83 countries
All-time high
10.1%
in 2024
All-time low
5.7%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2018–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand, 2018–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand stood at 10.1%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 8.7% on the previous year and up 77.2% over ten years.
That places New Zealand 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 5.7% | — |
| 2019 | 9.6% | +67.9% |
| 2020 | 9.8% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | +8.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 5.7% | 9.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.0% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 383,018 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand was 10.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 10.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 20th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release