Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female was 7,386 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand is 7,386, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 24.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand peaked at 7,386 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5,839, in 2013.
New Zealand ranks 38th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 5,839 | — |
| 2014 | 5,933 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6,469 | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 6,391 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 6,836 | +7.0% |
| 2018 | 6,836 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7,100 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 7,030 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 7,061 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 7,346 | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 7,365 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7,386 | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6,486 | 5,839 | 7,100 | 7 |
| 2020s | 7,238 | 7,030 | 7,386 | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand?
- Teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female in New Zealand was 7,386 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 7,386 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,839 in 2013.
- How does New Zealand rank for teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female?
- New Zealand ranks 38th out of 94 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in tertiary education isced 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.5%. 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 tertiary education ISCED 6, 7, and 8 programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release