Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in New Zealand
New Zealand: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes was 16,834 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in New Zealand is 16,834 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in New Zealand peaked at 16,834 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 3,483 number, in 1970.
That places New Zealand 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3,483 number | — |
| 1971 | 3,953 number | +13.5% |
| 1973 | 6,800 number | +72.0% |
| 1974 | 6,700 number | -1.5% |
| 1980 | 7,694 number | +14.8% |
| 1981 | 7,683 number | -0.1% |
| 1982 | 7,753 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 7,676 number | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 7,901 number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8,300 number | +5.0% |
| 1986 | 8,884 number | +7.0% |
| 1987 | 9,944 number | +11.9% |
| 1988 | 10,271 number | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 10,337 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 11,302 number | +9.3% |
| 1991 | 11,291 number | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 12,096 number | +7.1% |
| 1993 | 12,427 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 10,512 number | -15.4% |
| 1996 | 10,250 number | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 14,957 number | +45.9% |
| 2014 | 14,986 number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 16,201 number | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 15,808 number | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 16,834 number | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 16,834 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5,234 number | 3,483 number | 6,800 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 8,644 number | 7,676 number | 10,337 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,313 number | 10,250 number | 12,427 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 15,936 number | 14,957 number | 16,834 number | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More education data for New Zealand
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in New Zealand?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes in New Zealand was 16,834 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 16,834 number in 2017.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,483 number in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 70th out of 176 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.