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

New Zealand: Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower was 0.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.4%
Change on year
down 64.5%
World rank
129th
of 148 countries
All-time high
2.3%
in 1992
All-time low
0.4%
in 2018
Years of data
15
1977–2018

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

0.511.522.51977199720181977: 1.1 %1979: 1.2 %1980: 0.94 %1983: 1.5 %1987: 1.2 %1988: 0.932 %1989: 1.5 %1990: 1 %1991: 1.2 %1992: 2.3 %2013: 1.6 %2014: 1.9 %2015: 1.8 %2016: 1.3 %2018: 0.449 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in New Zealand is 0.4%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 64.5% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in New Zealand peaked at 2.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2018.

New Zealand ranks 129th of 148 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%) in New Zealand, 1977 to 2018.
Year % Change
1977 1.1%
1979 1.2% +13.3%
1980 0.9% -22.9%
1983 1.5% +63.6%
1987 1.2% -23.9%
1988 0.9% -20.4%
1989 1.5% +60.1%
1990 1.0% -31.5%
1991 1.2% +19.9%
1992 2.3% +88.1%
2013 1.6% -30.4%
2014 1.9% +19.5%
2015 1.8% -8.6%
2016 1.3% -28.0%
2018 0.4% -64.5%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9%, 49% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.4%, 19% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.1% 1.1% 1.2% 2
1980s 1.2% 0.9% 1.5% 5
1990s 1.5% 1.0% 2.3% 3
2010s 1.4% 0.4% 1.9% 5

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 126 Croatia 0.5% compare
  2. 127 Egypt 0.5% compare
  3. 128 Hong Kong, China 0.5% compare
  4. 130 Norway 0.4% compare
  5. 131 United States of America 0.4% compare
  6. 132 Slovenia 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in New Zealand?
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower in New Zealand was 0.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 1992.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2018.
How does New Zealand rank for out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower?
New Zealand ranks 129th out of 148 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. 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 rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,340 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Proportion of children and adolescents in the official age range for primary and lower secondary education who are not enrolled in primary or lower secondary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for primary and lower secondary education enrolled in primary or lower secondary education is subtracted from the total population of primary and lower secondary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for primary and lower secondary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/