Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in New Zealand

New Zealand: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 2,089 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2,089 number
Change on year
up 94.9%
World rank
68th
of 132 countries
All-time high
2,399 number
in 2016
All-time low
1,072 number
in 2017
Years of data
5
2014–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in New Zealand, 2014–2018

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2.5k2014201620182014: 2.3k number2015: 1.9k number2016: 2.4k number2017: 1.1k number2018: 2.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 2,089 number for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in 2018.

The figure is up 94.9% on the previous year and down 8.0% over five years.

That places New Zealand 68th out of 132 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number) in New Zealand, 2014 to 2018.
Year number Change
2014 2,270 number
2015 1,870 number -17.6%
2016 2,399 number +28.3%
2017 1,072 number -55.3%
2018 2,089 number +94.9%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 2,089 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 720 number, 2.9× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 2,089 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,992 number, 1.0× the median. (14 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 65 Korea 2,915 number compare
  2. 66 Portugal 2,722 number compare
  3. 67 Greece 2,209 number compare
  4. 69 Peru 1,983 number compare
  5. 70 Belarus 1,975 number compare
  6. 71 Mongolia 1,894 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in New Zealand?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in New Zealand was 2,089 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2,399 number in 2016.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 1,072 number in 2017.
How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
New Zealand ranks 68th out of 132 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 Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
174 places, 2,348 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/