Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand

New Zealand: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary was 2.0% in 2010. ▼ Falling

Latest (2010)
2.0%
World rank
40th
of 144 countries
All-time high
17.1%
in 1970
All-time low
2.0%
in 2010
Years of data
11
1960–2010

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand, 1960–2010

0510151960198520101960: 101965: 10.41970: 17.11975: 14.31980: 10.31985: 9.21990: 9.11995: 10.82000: 8.32005: 5.62010: 2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 2.0% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 75.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand peaked at 17.1% in 1970 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2010.

That places New Zealand 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary in New Zealand, 1960 to 2010.
Year Value Change
1960 10.0%
1965 10.4% +4.1%
1970 17.1% +63.8%
1975 14.3% -16.0%
1980 10.3% -28.1%
1985 9.2% -10.7%
1990 9.1% -1.1%
1995 10.8% +18.6%
2000 8.3% -23.2%
2005 5.6% -32.9%
2010 2.0% -64.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 10.2% 10.0% 10.4% 2
1970s 15.7% 14.3% 17.1% 2
1980s 9.8% 9.2% 10.3% 2
1990s 10.0% 9.1% 10.8% 2
2000s 6.9% 5.6% 8.3% 2
2010s 2.0% 2.0% 2.0% 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 37 Kyrgyzstan 2.2% compare
  2. 38 Saudi Arabia 2.1% compare
  3. 39 Eswatini 2.1% compare
  4. 41 Hong Kong, China 2.0% compare
  5. 42 Fiji 1.8% compare
  6. 43 Yemen 1.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand?
Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary in New Zealand was 2.0% in 2010, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 17.1% in 1970.
What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2010.
How does New Zealand rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary?
New Zealand ranks 40th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15-19 with tertiary schooling. Incompleted Tertiary
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
144 places, 1,584 data points, 1960–2010
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