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 89.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
89.9%
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
64th
of 78 countries
All-time high
94.3%
in 2018
All-time low
89.9%
in 2024
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
New Zealand recorded 89.9% for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
New Zealand ranks 64th of 78 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 94.3% | — |
| 2019 | 90.4% | -4.1% |
| 2020 | 90.2% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 90.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 91.0% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 90.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 89.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 92.4% | 90.4% | 94.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.4% | 89.9% | 91.0% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand was 89.9% 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 94.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 64th out of 78 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 down 4.7%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release