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 9.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.1%
Change on year
up 10.6%
World rank
21st
of 83 countries
All-time high
9.1%
in 2024
All-time low
4.7%
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
The most recent figure for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand is 9.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.
That places New Zealand 21st 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 | 4.7% | — |
| 2019 | 8.3% | +75.5% |
| 2020 | 8.6% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 8.3% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 9.1% | +10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.5% | 4.7% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 8.0% | 9.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 18 Ghana 17.9% compare
- 19 Japan 16.0% compare
- 20 Samoa 9.6% compare
- 22 Sweden 6.7% compare
- 23 Senegal 1.0% compare
- 24 Albania 0.0%
- 24 Andorra 0.0%
- 24 Armenia 0.0%
- 24 Austria 0.0%
- 24 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 24 Belgium 0.0%
- 24 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 24 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 24 Belarus 0.0%
- 24 Brazil 0.0%
- 24 Canada 0.0%
- 24 Switzerland 0.0%
- 24 Chile 0.0%
- 24 China 0.0%
- 24 Cameroon 0.0%
- 24 Colombia 0.0%
- 24 Cyprus 0.0%
- 24 Czechia 0.0%
- 24 Germany 0.0%
- 24 Denmark 0.0%
- 24 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 24 Ecuador 0.0%
- 24 Spain 0.0%
- 24 France 0.0%
- 24 Georgia 0.0%
- 24 Hong Kong, China 0.0%
- 24 Croatia 0.0%
- 24 Hungary 0.0%
- 24 Indonesia 0.0%
- 24 Israel 0.0%
- 24 Italy 0.0%
- 24 Kyrgyzstan 0.0%
- 24 Cambodia 0.0%
- 24 Republic of Korea 0.0%
- 24 Kuwait 0.0%
- 24 Sri Lanka 0.0%
- 24 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 24 Latvia 0.0%
- 24 Macau, China 0.0%
- 24 Morocco 0.0%
- 24 Monaco 0.0%
- 24 Republic of Moldova 0.0%
- 24 Mexico 0.0%
- 24 Netherlands 0.0%
- 24 Norway 0.0%
- 24 Panama 0.0%
- 24 Peru 0.0%
- 24 Poland 0.0%
- 24 Portugal 0.0%
- 24 Palestine, State of 0.0%
- 24 Saudi Arabia 0.0% compare
- 24 Singapore 0.0%
- 24 El Salvador 0.0%
- 24 Slovakia 0.0%
- 24 Slovenia 0.0%
- 24 Seychelles 0.0%
- 24 Togo 0.0%
- 24 Turkmenistan 0.0%
- 24 Türkiye 0.0%
- 24 Ukraine 0.0%
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0724 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 186,396 (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 9.1% 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 9.1% 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 4.7% in 2018.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 21st 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 93.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release