Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in New Zealand

New Zealand: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 1,378 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,378 number
Change on year
down 44.3%
World rank
110th
of 148 countries
All-time high
5,869 number
in 1992
All-time low
1,378 number
in 2018
Years of data
16
1977–2018

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in New Zealand, 1977–2018

1.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1977199720181977: 3.2k number1979: 3.6k number1980: 2.8k number1983: 4.4k number1987: 3.0k number1988: 2.4k number1989: 3.8k number1990: 2.6k number1991: 3.1k number1992: 5.9k number2013: 4.7k number2014: 5.7k number2015: 5.2k number2016: 3.8k number2017: 2.5k number2018: 1.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in New Zealand stood at 1,378 number. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 44.3% on the previous year and down 70.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in New Zealand peaked at 5,869 number in 1992 and was at its lowest, 1,378 number, in 2018.

New Zealand ranks 110th of 148 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.

Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number) in New Zealand, 1977 to 2018.
Year number Change
1977 3,244 number
1979 3,624 number +11.7%
1980 2,770 number -23.6%
1983 4,371 number +57.8%
1987 3,048 number -30.3%
1988 2,384 number -21.8%
1989 3,770 number +58.1%
1990 2,570 number -31.8%
1991 3,088 number +20.2%
1992 5,869 number +90.1%
2013 4,681 number -20.2%
2014 5,658 number +20.9%
2015 5,223 number -7.7%
2016 3,805 number -27.1%
2017 2,475 number -35.0%
2018 1,378 number -44.3%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 1,378 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 1,843 number, 75% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 1,378 number is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9,784 number, 14% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3,434 number 3,244 number 3,624 number 2
1980s 3,269 number 2,384 number 4,371 number 5
1990s 3,842 number 2,570 number 5,869 number 3
2010s 3,870 number 1,378 number 5,658 number 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 107 Denmark 1,665 number compare
  2. 108 Belize 1,657 number compare
  3. 109 Maldives 1,559 number compare
  4. 111 Norway 1,321 number compare
  5. 112 Montenegro 1,091 number
  6. 113 Hong Kong, China 1,068 number compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in New Zealand?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in New Zealand was 1,378 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 5,869 number in 1992.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1,378 number in 2018.
How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
New Zealand ranks 110th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 70.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
193 places, 4,451 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/