Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand

New Zealand: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 65,049 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
65,049 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
121st
of 205 countries
All-time high
65,049 number
in 2020
All-time low
50,407 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand, 1970–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 65,049 number for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in 2020. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand peaked at 65,049 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 50,407 number, in 1990.

New Zealand ranks 121st of 205 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 60,100 number
1971 60,628 number +0.9%
1972 61,484 number +1.4%
1973 62,587 number +1.8%
1974 63,459 number +1.4%
1975 63,614 number +0.2%
1976 62,907 number -1.1%
1977 62,136 number -1.2%
1978 61,173 number -1.5%
1979 60,337 number -1.4%
1980 60,181 number -0.3%
1981 60,507 number +0.5%
1982 60,536 number +0.0%
1983 60,523 number -0.0%
1984 60,093 number -0.7%
1985 58,626 number -2.4%
1986 56,389 number -3.8%
1987 54,370 number -3.6%
1988 52,435 number -3.6%
1989 50,908 number -2.9%
1990 50,407 number -1.0%
1991 50,811 number +0.8%
1992 51,137 number +0.6%
1993 51,344 number +0.4%
1994 51,744 number +0.8%
1995 52,730 number +1.9%
1996 54,642 number +3.6%
1997 56,062 number +2.6%
1998 57,093 number +1.8%
1999 57,948 number +1.5%
2000 58,841 number +1.5%
2001 60,081 number +2.1%
2002 61,191 number +1.8%
2003 62,260 number +1.7%
2004 62,935 number +1.1%
2005 62,731 number -0.3%
2006 61,821 number -1.5%
2007 60,884 number -1.5%
2008 59,866 number -1.7%
2009 58,906 number -1.6%
2010 58,255 number -1.1%
2011 58,434 number +0.3%
2012 58,488 number +0.1%
2013 58,247 number -0.4%
2014 58,208 number -0.1%
2015 59,064 number +1.5%
2016 60,741 number +2.8%
2017 62,183 number +2.4%
2018 63,636 number +2.3%
2019 64,800 number +1.8%
2020 65,049 number +0.4%

New Zealand compared with similar countries

  • New Zealand's 65,049 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 46,299 number, 1.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
  • New Zealand's 65,049 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 43,510 number, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 61,842 number 60,100 number 63,614 number 10
1980s 57,457 number 50,908 number 60,536 number 10
1990s 53,392 number 50,407 number 57,948 number 10
2000s 60,952 number 58,841 number 62,935 number 10
2010s 60,206 number 58,208 number 64,800 number 10
2020s 65,049 number 65,049 number 65,049 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 118 Oman 67,654 number compare
  2. 119 Lebanon 66,319 number compare
  3. 120 Serbia 66,071 number compare
  4. 122 Ireland 64,938 number compare
  5. 123 Norway 63,829 number compare
  6. 124 Kuwait 62,197 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

More reference data data for New Zealand

All data for New Zealand →

Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand was 65,049 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 65,049 number in 2020.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 50,407 number in 1990.
How does New Zealand rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
New Zealand ranks 121st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 15 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number/new-zealand/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/population-of-the-official-entrance-age-to-secondary-general-education-both-sexes-number/new-zealand/">Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.