Population of compulsory school age, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population of compulsory school age, male was 324,688 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
324,688 number
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
114th
of 186 countries
All-time high
324,688 number
in 2019
All-time low
294,140 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in New Zealand, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1998200820191998: 294.1k number1999: 298.5k number2000: 302.5k number2001: 306.6k number2002: 310.1k number2003: 312.7k number2004: 314.0k number2005: 313.9k number2006: 312.6k number2007: 310.1k number2008: 306.9k number2009: 303.8k number2010: 301.3k number2011: 302.3k number2012: 304.2k number2013: 307.0k number2014: 310.2k number2015: 313.3k number2016: 316.4k number2017: 319.4k number2018: 322.3k number2019: 324.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in New Zealand is 324,688 number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in New Zealand peaked at 324,688 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 294,140 number, in 1998.

That places New Zealand 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in New Zealand, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 294,140 number
1999 298,512 number +1.5%
2000 302,492 number +1.3%
2001 306,597 number +1.4%
2002 310,114 number +1.1%
2003 312,715 number +0.8%
2004 314,022 number +0.4%
2005 313,869 number -0.0%
2006 312,602 number -0.4%
2007 310,119 number -0.8%
2008 306,916 number -1.0%
2009 303,775 number -1.0%
2010 301,344 number -0.8%
2011 302,291 number +0.3%
2012 304,208 number +0.6%
2013 306,968 number +0.9%
2014 310,172 number +1.0%
2015 313,344 number +1.0%
2016 316,384 number +1.0%
2017 319,376 number +0.9%
2018 322,254 number +0.9%
2019 324,688 number +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 296,326 number 294,140 number 298,512 number 2
2000s 309,322 number 302,492 number 314,022 number 10
2010s 312,103 number 301,344 number 324,688 number 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 111 Puerto Rico 336,904 number compare
  2. 112 Denmark 335,261 number compare
  3. 113 Norway 326,280 number compare
  4. 115 Mongolia 322,500 number compare
  5. 116 Finland 313,957 number compare
  6. 117 Oman 305,723 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in New Zealand?
Population of compulsory school age, male in New Zealand was 324,688 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 324,688 number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 294,140 number in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
New Zealand ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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