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 90.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
90.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
63rd
of 78 countries
All-time high
95.3%
in 2018
All-time low
90.9%
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
In 2024, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in New Zealand stood at 90.9%. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
New Zealand ranks 63rd 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 | 95.3% | — |
| 2019 | 91.7% | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 91.4% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 93.5% | 91.7% | 95.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.5% | 90.9% | 92.0% | 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 90.9% 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 95.3% 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 90.9% in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 63rd 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 4.6%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release