Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 65.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand stood at 65.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand peaked at 77.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 2009.
New Zealand ranks 135th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 77.0% | — |
| 2002 | 75.7% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -20.1% |
| 2010 | 69.9% | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 66.6% | -8.3% |
| 2014 | 66.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 67.8% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 69.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 61.5% | -12.7% |
| 2020 | 65.4% | +6.3% |
| 2021 | 63.0% | -3.7% |
| 2022 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 66.0% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 68.1% | 60.5% | 75.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 61.5% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 5 |
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More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 562,417 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 283,630 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 278,787 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 110,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand was 65.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 2009.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 upper 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