New Zealand's school enrolment, primary (% gross) fell from 98.8 % in 2000 to 96.7 % in 2024.
New Zealand · Education
Literacy, enrolment, attainment and spending.
16 indicators · 13 with data
New Zealand's school enrolment, secondary (% gross) rose from 112.2 % in 2000 to 114.2 % in 2024.
New Zealand's tertiary enrolment fell from 80.4 % in 2013 to 77.2 % in 2024.
New Zealand's children out of school, primary rose from 2,264 in 2013 to 10,396 in 2024.
New Zealand's tertiary attainment rose from 35.6 % in 2014 to 44.2 % in 2025.
Tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34)
% of population ages 25–34
18th of 45 · 4th in East Asia & Pacific
New Zealand's tertiary educational attainment (ages 25–34) rose from 40.4 % in 2014 to 47.7 % in 2025.
At least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64)
% of population ages 25–64
26th of 40 · 3rd in East Asia & Pacific
New Zealand's at least upper secondary attainment (ages 25–64) rose from 59.1 % in 1995 to 83.3 % in 2025.
New Zealand's expected years of schooling rose from 16.7 yrs in 1994 to 19.3 yrs in 2023.
New Zealand's mean years of schooling (ages 25+) rose from 3.5 yrs in 1875 to 10.8 yrs in 2020.
New Zealand's learning poverty rose from 10.8 % in 2001 to 10.9 % in 2021.
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Education spendingup +0.0 pts25th of 121
- Government expenditure on education (% of government expenditure)up +0.1 pts67th of 113
Latest values — expand for the charts.
- Pupil-teacher ratio, primaryup +2.0 %49th of 135
›No data available (3)
These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for New Zealand.
- Adult literacyNo data
- Literacy rate, youth total (ages 15–24)No data
- Primary completion rateNo data