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 29.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand is 29.6%, measured in 2018.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand peaked at 39.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.0%, in 1998.
New Zealand ranks 61st of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 23.0% | — |
| 2002 | 24.3% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +62.5% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -23.7% |
| 2011 | 29.4% | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 27.4% | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 33.4% | +21.9% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 30.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.0% | 23.0% | 23.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 31.9% | 24.3% | 39.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 30.6% | 27.4% | 33.9% | 9 |
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 upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand was 29.6% in 2018, 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 39.5% 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 23.0% in 1998.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- New Zealand ranks 61st out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 25.2%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.