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 0.9167 GPIA 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 GPIA.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 0.9167 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.9167 GPIA, in 2024.
That places New Zealand 180th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.9834 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 0.9386 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +11.1% |
| 2010 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.02 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9419 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 2014 | 0.9498 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 0.9515 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9452 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.9355 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9361 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9576 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9546 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.9589 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 0.9228 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.9167 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9834 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 0.9834 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9905 GPIA | 0.9386 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9716 GPIA | 0.9355 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9431 GPIA | 0.9167 GPIA | 0.9623 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 0.9167 GPIA 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 1.04 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9167 GPIA in 2024.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 180th out of 183 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 3.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release