Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand

New Zealand: Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.2%
Change on year
up 10.8%
World rank
139th
of 153 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2017
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand, 2013–2018

00.10.20.32013201520182013: 0.294 %2014: 0.214 %2015: 0.176 %2016: 0.144 %2017: 0.137 %2018: 0.151 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 0.2% for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and down 48.6% over ten years.

New Zealand ranks 139th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%) in New Zealand, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 0.3%
2014 0.2% -27.4%
2015 0.2% -17.5%
2016 0.1% -18.1%
2017 0.1% -5.4%
2018 0.2% +10.8%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 20% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 0.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.4%, 11% of the median. (17 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 136 Croatia 0.2% compare
  2. 137 Tonga 0.2%
  3. 138 Spain 0.2% compare
  4. 140 Cayman Islands 0.1% compare
  5. 141 Barbados 0.1% compare
  6. 142 Australia 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand?
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 in New Zealand was 0.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
How does New Zealand rank for percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2?
New Zealand ranks 139th out of 153 countries with data for 2018.
Is percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 48.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Percentage of pupils enrolled in primary education who are at least 2 years over-age for their current grade, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
192 places, 2,312 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of pupils in primary education who are at least 2 years above the intended age for their grade. The intended age for a given grade is the age at which pupils would enter the grade if they had started school at the official primary entrance age, had studied full-time and had progressed without repeating or skipping a grade. A low value of this indicator will show that the majority of students start school on time and progress with minimum levels of grade repetition. Late school entry and significant grade repetition exacerbate over-age progression and should be discouraged as both are associated with lower levels of student learning achievement. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/