Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in New Zealand

New Zealand: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes was 51,143 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
51,143 number
Change on year
down 6.4%
World rank
44th
of 143 countries
All-time high
60,288 number
in 2015
All-time low
51,143 number
in 2018
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes in New Zealand, 2013–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k2013201520182013: 55.8k number2014: 57.3k number2015: 60.3k number2016: 58.7k number2017: 54.7k number2018: 51.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 51,143 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 8.3% over ten years.

That places New Zealand 44th out of 143 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 41 Israel 59,085 number compare
  2. 42 Lao People's Democratic Republic 52,526 number compare
  3. 43 Kyrgyzstan 51,439 number compare
  4. 45 Lithuania 49,777 number
  5. 46 Benin 49,126 number
  6. 47 Sri Lanka 46,702 number compare

See the full ranking of 188 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in New Zealand?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes in New Zealand was 51,143 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 60,288 number in 2015.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 51,143 number in 2018.
How does New Zealand rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes?
New Zealand ranks 44th out of 143 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, both sexes rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
188 places, 2,883 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).