Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 59,288 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
59,288 number
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
109th
of 196 countries
All-time high
60,609 number
in 2017
All-time low
12,283 number
in 1970
Years of data
21
1970–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in New Zealand, 1970–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k1970199420181970: 12.3k number1971: 12.9k number1972: 13.6k number1973: 14.6k number1975: 27.8k number1976: 29.6k number1977: 30.0k number1978: 29.2k number1980: 29.2k number1981: 28.6k number1982: 29.2k number1984: 30.8k number1985: 31.1k number1986: 32.0k number1987: 31.7k number1988: 31.7k number2014: 59.0k number2015: 60.3k number2016: 59.1k number2017: 60.6k number2018: 59.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in New Zealand stood at 59,288 number.

That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over five years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in New Zealand peaked at 60,609 number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12,283 number, in 1970.

New Zealand ranks 109th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2018.
Year number Change
1970 12,283 number
1971 12,883 number +4.9%
1972 13,632 number +5.8%
1973 14,600 number +7.1%
1975 27,793 number +90.4%
1976 29,581 number +6.4%
1977 30,017 number +1.5%
1978 29,186 number -2.8%
1980 29,205 number +0.1%
1981 28,632 number -2.0%
1982 29,230 number +2.1%
1984 30,837 number +5.5%
1985 31,076 number +0.8%
1986 32,026 number +3.1%
1987 31,666 number -1.1%
1988 31,682 number +0.1%
2014 59,041 number +86.4%
2015 60,266 number +2.1%
2016 59,111 number -1.9%
2017 60,609 number +2.5%
2018 59,288 number -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 21,247 number 12,283 number 30,017 number 8
1980s 30,544 number 28,632 number 32,026 number 8
2010s 59,663 number 59,041 number 60,609 number 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 106 Gambia 61,164 number compare
  2. 107 Sierra Leone 60,416 number compare
  3. 108 Croatia 59,289 number compare
  4. 110 Burundi 59,270 number compare
  5. 111 Iraq 55,944 number compare
  6. 112 Jamaica 54,503 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in New Zealand?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in New Zealand was 59,288 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 60,609 number in 2017.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 12,283 number in 1970.
How does New Zealand rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
New Zealand ranks 109th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.