Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in New Zealand
New Zealand: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.0836 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in New Zealand, 1971–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in New Zealand is 0.0836 number per square kilometre, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in New Zealand peaked at 0.0836 number per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0443 number per square kilometre, in 1984.
That places New Zealand 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 0.0467 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1972 | 0.0477 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0485 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.0479 number per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.0515 number per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0515 number per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0559 number per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0456 number per square kilometre | -18.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0443 number per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1987 | 0.0449 number per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0452 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0461 number per square kilometre | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.053 number per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0575 number per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0596 number per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0598 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0564 number per square kilometre | -5.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0607 number per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0626 number per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.0614 number per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.062 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0649 number per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0639 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.068 number per square kilometre | +6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0683 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.07 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.0704 number per square kilometre | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0721 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.0758 number per square kilometre | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 0.0763 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0756 number per square kilometre | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.0755 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0798 number per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0809 number per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0823 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0822 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0836 number per square kilometre | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0489 number per square kilometre | 0.0467 number per square kilometre | 0.0515 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.047 number per square kilometre | 0.0443 number per square kilometre | 0.0559 number per square kilometre | 6 |
| 1990s | 0.0589 number per square kilometre | 0.053 number per square kilometre | 0.0626 number per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.0684 number per square kilometre | 0.062 number per square kilometre | 0.0758 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0795 number per square kilometre | 0.0755 number per square kilometre | 0.0836 number per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
- 152 Belize 0.088 number per square kilometre compare
- 153 Ethiopia 0.0856 number per square kilometre compare
- 154 Brazil 0.0846 number per square kilometre compare
- 156 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.0832 number per square kilometre compare
- 157 Vanuatu 0.0812 number per square kilometre compare
- 158 Algeria 0.0765 number per square kilometre compare
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in New Zealand?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in New Zealand was 0.0836 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0836 number per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0443 number per square kilometre in 1984.
- How does New Zealand rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- New Zealand ranks 155th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.