Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in New Zealand

New Zealand: Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female was 62.9% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
62.9%
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
76th
of 164 countries
All-time high
64.4%
in 2017
All-time low
62.2%
in 2014
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in New Zealand, 2014–2018

02040602014201620182014: 62.2 %2015: 62.5 %2016: 63.1 %2017: 64.4 %2018: 62.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2018, gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in New Zealand stood at 62.9%.

The figure is down 2.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over five years.

New Zealand ranks 76th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%) in New Zealand, 2014 to 2018.
Year % Change
2014 62.2%
2015 62.5% +0.6%
2016 63.1% +1.0%
2017 64.4% +2.1%
2018 62.9% -2.5%

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 73 Brunei Darussalam 63.7% compare
  2. 74 Bermuda 63.1%
  3. 75 Dominican Republic 63.0% compare
  4. 77 Kuwait 62.2% compare
  5. 78 Lithuania 62.1% compare
  6. 79 Austria 61.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in New Zealand?
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female in New Zealand was 62.9% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 64.4% in 2017.
What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 2014.
How does New Zealand rank for gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female?
New Zealand ranks 76th out of 164 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 Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross enrolment ratio, early childhood education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
198 places, 2,633 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total female enrollment in early childhood education, regardless of age, expressed as a percentage of the total female population of official early childhood education age. GER can exceed 100% due to the inclusion of over-aged and under-aged students because of early or late school entrance and grade repetition.