New Zealand - Primary education
Primary education, duration (years)
Primary education, duration (years) in New Zealand was 6.00 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 51 years was 6.00 in 2021, while its lowest value was 6.00 in 1970.
Definition: Primary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in primary school.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.00 |
| 1971 | 6.00 |
| 1972 | 6.00 |
| 1973 | 6.00 |
| 1974 | 6.00 |
| 1975 | 6.00 |
| 1976 | 6.00 |
| 1977 | 6.00 |
| 1978 | 6.00 |
| 1979 | 6.00 |
| 1980 | 6.00 |
| 1981 | 6.00 |
| 1982 | 6.00 |
| 1983 | 6.00 |
| 1984 | 6.00 |
| 1985 | 6.00 |
| 1986 | 6.00 |
| 1987 | 6.00 |
| 1988 | 6.00 |
| 1989 | 6.00 |
| 1990 | 6.00 |
| 1991 | 6.00 |
| 1992 | 6.00 |
| 1993 | 6.00 |
| 1994 | 6.00 |
| 1995 | 6.00 |
| 1996 | 6.00 |
| 1997 | 6.00 |
| 1998 | 6.00 |
| 1999 | 6.00 |
| 2000 | 6.00 |
| 2001 | 6.00 |
| 2002 | 6.00 |
| 2003 | 6.00 |
| 2004 | 6.00 |
| 2005 | 6.00 |
| 2006 | 6.00 |
| 2007 | 6.00 |
| 2008 | 6.00 |
| 2009 | 6.00 |
| 2010 | 6.00 |
| 2011 | 6.00 |
| 2012 | 6.00 |
| 2013 | 6.00 |
| 2014 | 6.00 |
| 2015 | 6.00 |
| 2016 | 6.00 |
| 2017 | 6.00 |
| 2018 | 6.00 |
| 2019 | 6.00 |
| 2020 | 6.00 |
| 2021 | 6.00 |
Primary education, pupils
The value for Primary education, pupils in New Zealand was 387,996 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 49 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 400,445 in 1970 and a minimum value of 312,773 in 1989.
Definition: Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 400,445 |
| 1971 | 396,878 |
| 1972 | 394,199 |
| 1973 | 391,467 |
| 1974 | 388,996 |
| 1975 | 391,399 |
| 1976 | 393,695 |
| 1977 | 394,517 |
| 1978 | 393,536 |
| 1979 | 390,221 |
| 1980 | 381,262 |
| 1981 | 367,986 |
| 1982 | 359,011 |
| 1983 | 346,797 |
| 1984 | 337,956 |
| 1985 | 329,337 |
| 1986 | 320,373 |
| 1987 | 317,470 |
| 1988 | 312,998 |
| 1989 | 312,773 |
| 1990 | 318,568 |
| 1991 | 316,107 |
| 1992 | 317,286 |
| 1993 | 322,984 |
| 1994 | 331,666 |
| 1995 | 345,236 |
| 1996 | 348,098 |
| 1997 | 357,569 |
| 1998 | 362,413 |
| 1999 | 360,621 |
| 2000 | 359,555 |
| 2001 | 355,532 |
| 2002 | 354,421 |
| 2003 | 356,442 |
| 2004 | 353,062 |
| 2005 | 352,845 |
| 2006 | 350,810 |
| 2007 | 349,080 |
| 2008 | 348,160 |
| 2009 | 347,674 |
| 2010 | 348,492 |
| 2011 | 347,349 |
| 2012 | 347,594 |
| 2013 | 353,285 |
| 2014 | 360,206 |
| 2015 | 368,306 |
| 2016 | 377,073 |
| 2017 | 384,251 |
| 2018 | 388,279 |
| 2019 | 387,996 |
Primary education, pupils (% female)
Primary education, pupils (% female) in New Zealand was 48.60 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 47 years was 48.94 in 2011, while its lowest value was 48.36 in 2001.
Definition: Female pupils as a percentage of total pupils at primary level include enrollments in public and private schools.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 48.40 |
| 1971 | 48.37 |
| 1972 | 48.52 |
| 1973 | 48.54 |
| 1974 | 48.46 |
| 1975 | 48.57 |
| 1976 | 48.63 |
| 1977 | 48.67 |
| 1978 | 48.69 |
| 1979 | 48.69 |
| 1980 | 48.74 |
| 1981 | 48.68 |
| 1982 | 48.59 |
| 1983 | 48.56 |
| 1984 | 48.67 |
| 1985 | 48.64 |
| 1986 | 48.72 |
| 1987 | 48.72 |
| 1988 | 48.81 |
| 1989 | 48.64 |
| 1990 | 48.39 |
| 1991 | 48.53 |
| 1992 | 48.47 |
| 1993 | 48.55 |
| 1994 | 48.61 |
| 1995 | 48.68 |
| 1996 | 48.68 |
| 1997 | 48.59 |
| 1998 | 48.58 |
| 1999 | 48.56 |
| 2000 | 48.56 |
| 2001 | 48.36 |
| 2002 | 48.42 |
| 2003 | 48.47 |
| 2004 | 48.48 |
| 2005 | 48.52 |
| 2006 | 48.60 |
| 2007 | 48.75 |
| 2008 | 48.76 |
| 2009 | 48.85 |
| 2010 | 48.86 |
| 2011 | 48.94 |
| 2012 | 48.91 |
| 2013 | 48.85 |
| 2014 | 48.68 |
| 2015 | 48.64 |
| 2016 | 48.67 |
| 2017 | 48.60 |
Primary education, teachers
The value for Primary education, teachers in New Zealand was 26,809 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 48 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26,809 in 2019 and a minimum value of 16,057 in 1988.
Definition: Primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 19,163 |
| 1972 | 19,499 |
| 1973 | 19,831 |
| 1974 | 20,086 |
| 1976 | 21,339 |
| 1977 | 21,297 |
| 1978 | 21,273 |
| 1979 | 20,063 |
| 1981 | 22,277 |
| 1982 | 17,306 |
| 1984 | 16,728 |
| 1987 | 16,169 |
| 1988 | 16,057 |
| 1989 | 16,154 |
| 1990 | 17,729 |
| 1991 | 18,960 |
| 1992 | 19,583 |
| 1994 | 19,443 |
| 1996 | 18,146 |
| 1997 | 19,523 |
| 1998 | 18,654 |
| 1999 | 19,739 |
| 2000 | 19,490 |
| 2001 | 20,368 |
| 2002 | 20,363 |
| 2003 | 20,053 |
| 2004 | 21,562 |
| 2005 | 21,681 |
| 2006 | 22,083 |
| 2007 | 22,257 |
| 2008 | 22,730 |
| 2009 | 23,800 |
| 2010 | 24,053 |
| 2011 | 23,872 |
| 2012 | 23,829 |
| 2014 | 25,072 |
| 2015 | 25,407 |
| 2016 | 25,787 |
| 2017 | 25,762 |
| 2018 | 26,126 |
| 2019 | 26,809 |
Primary education, teachers (% female)
Primary education, teachers (% female) in New Zealand was 84.67 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 48 years was 88.42 in 1998, while its lowest value was 62.74 in 1974.
Definition: Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1971 | 64.12 |
| 1972 | 64.36 |
| 1973 | 64.38 |
| 1974 | 62.74 |
| 1976 | 63.56 |
| 1977 | 63.69 |
| 1981 | 66.02 |
| 1982 | 69.42 |
| 1984 | 69.76 |
| 1987 | 73.05 |
| 1988 | 74.07 |
| 1989 | 75.14 |
| 1990 | 78.65 |
| 1991 | 79.87 |
| 1992 | 80.11 |
| 1994 | 80.96 |
| 1996 | 81.78 |
| 1997 | 81.84 |
| 1998 | 88.42 |
| 1999 | 81.91 |
| 2000 | 83.78 |
| 2001 | 83.86 |
| 2003 | 83.93 |
| 2004 | 83.00 |
| 2005 | 82.99 |
| 2006 | 83.44 |
| 2007 | 83.28 |
| 2008 | 83.52 |
| 2009 | 83.85 |
| 2010 | 83.57 |
| 2011 | 83.40 |
| 2012 | 83.39 |
| 2014 | 83.84 |
| 2015 | 83.82 |
| 2016 | 84.01 |
| 2017 | 84.02 |
| 2018 | 84.23 |
| 2019 | 84.67 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
