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Education · East Asia & Pacific · High income
New Zealand: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 91.7% (2020), 55th of 176 in the world and 9th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Primary enrolment is 96.7% (2024), 134th of 191 in the world and 20th of 30 in East Asia & Pacific. Secondary enrolment is 114.2% (2024), 22nd of 176 in the world and 3rd of 26 in East Asia & Pacific.
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Education: New Zealand in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within East Asia & Pacific; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 91.7%2020 | 55/176 | 9/30 | · | 105.7% | 91.7% | −14.0 ppsince 2010 | 83.2% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 96.7%2024 | 134/191 | 20/30 | 98.8% | 99.0% | 97.5% | −2.0 ppsince 2014 | 100.0% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 114.2%2024 | 22/176 | 3/26 | 112.2% | 119.1% | 116.9% | −1.9 ppsince 2014 | 92.0% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 77.2%2024 | 37/172 | 6/27 | · | · | 75.7% | −3.5 ppsince 2014 | 63.3% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 2.6%2024 | 102/178 | 14/29 | · | · | 1.3% | +1.7 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 14.92017 | 112/173 | 22/27 | 18.4 | 14.5 | · | −4.9%since 2007 | 17.5 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.2%2023 | 53/184 | 12/29 | 5.6% | · | 5.6% | −0.7 ppsince 2013 | 3.5% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 12.7%2023 | 89/179 | 13/28 | 14.8% | · | 13.6% | −2.8 ppsince 2013 | 13.0% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pupils per teacher−4.9%14.9 in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−14.0 pp91.7% in 2020
- Secondary enrolment−1.9 pp114.2% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment−3.5 pp77.2% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+1.7 pp2.6% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
New Zealand and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with New Zealand. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | New Zealand | Australia |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 91.7%2020 | 160.2%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 96.7%2024 | 99.6%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 114.2%2024 | 131.9%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 77.2%2024 | 108.4%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 2.6%2024 | 0.1%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 14.92017 | — |
| Education spending | 5.2%2023 | 5.1%2022 |
| Education, % of budget | 12.7%2023 | 12.6%2022 |