Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female was 17,115 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in New Zealand, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in New Zealand stood at 17,115. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 84.0% on the previous year and up 43.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in New Zealand peaked at 17,115 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,304, in 2023.
New Zealand ranks 7th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 11,939 | — |
| 2015 | 13,418 | +12.4% |
| 2017 | 15,100 | +12.5% |
| 2018 | 15,476 | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 15,974 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 14,719 | -7.9% |
| 2021 | 16,630 | +13.0% |
| 2022 | 17,049 | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 9,304 | -45.4% |
| 2024 | 17,115 | +84.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,382 | 11,939 | 15,974 | 5 |
| 2020s | 14,963 | 9,304 | 17,115 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 26,597 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in New Zealand?
- Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female in New Zealand was 17,115 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 17,115 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,304 in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.4%. 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 Teachers in early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release