Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 71.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in New Zealand is 71.2%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in New Zealand peaked at 87.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2022.
New Zealand ranks 27th of 63 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.4% | — |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -8.5% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.6% | 87.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 77.4% | 78.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 186,396 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9363 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0352 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 196,622 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0372 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in New Zealand?
- Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in New Zealand was 71.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- New Zealand ranks 27th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).