Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in New Zealand

New Zealand: Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled was 22,006 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
22,006 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
97th
of 196 countries
All-time high
22,006 number
in 2018
All-time low
11,669 number
in 1984
Years of data
48
1971–2018

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in New Zealand, 1971–2018

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Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 22,006 number for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in 2018. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in New Zealand peaked at 22,006 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 11,669 number, in 1984.

New Zealand ranks 97th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in New Zealand, 1971 to 2018.
Year number Change
1971 12,287 number
1972 12,549 number +2.1%
1973 12,768 number +1.7%
1974 12,602 number -1.3%
1975 13,083 number +3.8%
1976 13,564 number +3.7%
1977 13,564 number +0.0%
1978 13,850 number +2.1%
1979 14,136 number +2.1%
1980 14,421 number +2.0%
1981 14,707 number +2.0%
1982 12,013 number -18.3%
1983 11,841 number -1.4%
1984 11,669 number -1.5%
1985 11,716 number +0.4%
1986 11,764 number +0.4%
1987 11,811 number +0.4%
1988 11,894 number +0.7%
1989 12,138 number +2.1%
1990 13,943 number +14.9%
1991 15,143 number +8.6%
1992 15,687 number +3.6%
1993 15,714 number +0.2%
1994 15,742 number +0.2%
1995 15,290 number -2.9%
1996 14,839 number -3.0%
1997 15,978 number +7.7%
1998 16,493 number +3.2%
1999 16,168 number -2.0%
2000 16,329 number +1.0%
2001 17,080 number +4.6%
2002 16,956 number -0.7%
2003 16,831 number -0.7%
2004 17,897 number +6.3%
2005 17,992 number +0.5%
2006 18,425 number +2.4%
2007 18,536 number +0.6%
2008 18,984 number +2.4%
2009 19,956 number +5.1%
2010 20,100 number +0.7%
2011 19,910 number -0.9%
2012 19,872 number -0.2%
2013 20,446 number +2.9%
2014 21,020 number +2.8%
2015 21,297 number +1.3%
2016 21,663 number +1.7%
2017 21,644 number -0.1%
2018 22,006 number +1.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13,156 number 12,287 number 14,136 number 9
1980s 12,397 number 11,669 number 14,707 number 10
1990s 15,500 number 13,943 number 16,493 number 10
2000s 17,899 number 16,329 number 19,956 number 10
2010s 20,884 number 19,872 number 22,006 number 9

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 94 Nicaragua 23,546 number compare
  2. 95 Libya 22,627 number compare
  3. 96 Belarus 22,126 number compare
  4. 98 Hong Kong, China 21,842 number compare
  5. 99 Finland 21,667 number compare
  6. 100 Kyrgyzstan 21,188 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in New Zealand?
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled in New Zealand was 22,006 number in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 22,006 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 11,669 number in 1984.
How does New Zealand rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled?
New Zealand ranks 97th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled
Unit
number
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 8,140 data points, 1970–2020
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Teachers in primary education, female (number) with 730 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.