Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male was 5,202 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
5,202 number
Change on year
down 16.1%
World rank
99th
of 138 countries
All-time high
23,260 number
in 1990
All-time low
5,202 number
in 2018
Years of data
7
1990–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in New Zealand, 1990–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1990200420181990: 23.3k number2013: 11.3k number2014: 11.3k number2015: 9.7k number2016: 7.9k number2017: 6.2k number2018: 5.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in New Zealand stood at 5,202 number. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 54.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in New Zealand peaked at 23,260 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,202 number, in 2018.

That places New Zealand 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number) in New Zealand, 1990 to 2018.
Year number Change
1990 23,260 number
2013 11,320 number -51.3%
2014 11,285 number -0.3%
2015 9,692 number -14.1%
2016 7,936 number -18.1%
2017 6,203 number -21.8%
2018 5,202 number -16.1%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 5,202 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,620 number, 79% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 5,202 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18,238 number, 29% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23,260 number 23,260 number 23,260 number 1
2010s 8,606 number 5,202 number 11,320 number 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 96 Bahamas 6,254 number compare
  2. 97 Israel 5,524 number compare
  3. 98 Belarus 5,314 number compare
  4. 100 Georgia 4,974 number compare
  5. 101 Eswatini 4,788 number compare
  6. 102 Belgium 4,515 number compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in New Zealand?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male in New Zealand was 5,202 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 23,260 number in 1990.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 5,202 number in 2018.
How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male?
New Zealand ranks 99th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 54.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,212 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/