Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in New Zealand
New Zealand: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 52.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in New Zealand, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in New Zealand stood at 52.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 2.0% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in New Zealand peaked at 59.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 2023.
That places New Zealand 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 59.9% | — |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 57.2% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 55.3% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 54.9% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 53.2% | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | -2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 59.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 55.2% | 58.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 52.1% | 56.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
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 teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in New Zealand?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in New Zealand was 52.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 59.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 2023.
- How does New Zealand rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- New Zealand ranks 49th out of 69 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release