Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand
New Zealand: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 2.6% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 183.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand peaked at 2.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2013.
That places New Zealand 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.6% | — |
| 2014 | 0.9% | +46.0% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +26.8% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | +7.5% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | -24.2% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | +32.5% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 2.5% | +88.7% |
| 2023 | 2.3% | -9.7% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +14.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 5 |
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 primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in New Zealand was 2.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 120th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 183.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.