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 1.15 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
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 1.15 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand peaked at 1.18 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8994 GPIA, in 2012.
That places New Zealand 12th out of 161 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 1.05 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.18 GPIA | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9359 GPIA | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.9209 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9428 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8994 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 1.11 GPIA | +23.7% |
| 2014 | 1.1 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.12 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 1.15 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 1.15 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.07 GPIA | -6.9% |
| 2020 | 1.08 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 1.15 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2024 | 1.15 GPIA | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.9359 GPIA | 1.18 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 0.8994 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.1 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 1.15 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 9 Niger 1.23 GPIA compare
- 10 Dominican Republic 1.19 GPIA compare
- 11 British Virgin Islands 1.17 GPIA compare
- 13 Brazil 1.14 GPIA compare
- 14 South Africa 1.13 GPIA compare
- 15 Ethiopia 1.12 GPIA compare
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand was 1.15 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 1.18 GPIA in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8994 GPIA in 2012.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 12th out of 161 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 up 5.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational 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