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

New Zealand: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 31,568 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
31,568 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
121st
of 205 countries
All-time high
31,568 number
in 2020
All-time low
24,728 number
in 1990
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 31,568 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 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in New Zealand peaked at 31,568 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24,728 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, female (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 29,490 number
1971 29,690 number +0.7%
1972 30,074 number +1.3%
1973 30,591 number +1.7%
1974 31,014 number +1.4%
1975 31,124 number +0.4%
1976 30,800 number -1.0%
1977 30,441 number -1.2%
1978 29,991 number -1.5%
1979 29,607 number -1.3%
1980 29,554 number -0.2%
1981 29,741 number +0.6%
1982 29,785 number +0.1%
1983 29,818 number +0.1%
1984 29,638 number -0.6%
1985 28,920 number -2.4%
1986 27,801 number -3.9%
1987 26,787 number -3.6%
1988 25,809 number -3.7%
1989 25,021 number -3.1%
1990 24,728 number -1.2%
1991 24,884 number +0.6%
1992 24,981 number +0.4%
1993 24,999 number +0.1%
1994 25,125 number +0.5%
1995 25,591 number +1.9%
1996 26,593 number +3.9%
1997 27,340 number +2.8%
1998 27,894 number +2.0%
1999 28,337 number +1.6%
2000 28,736 number +1.4%
2001 29,300 number +2.0%
2002 29,805 number +1.7%
2003 30,278 number +1.6%
2004 30,565 number +0.9%
2005 30,463 number -0.3%
2006 30,069 number -1.3%
2007 29,646 number -1.4%
2008 29,178 number -1.6%
2009 28,731 number -1.5%
2010 28,422 number -1.1%
2011 28,477 number +0.2%
2012 28,501 number +0.1%
2013 28,422 number -0.3%
2014 28,442 number +0.1%
2015 28,844 number +1.4%
2016 29,604 number +2.6%
2017 30,259 number +2.2%
2018 30,912 number +2.2%
2019 31,435 number +1.7%
2020 31,568 number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,282 number 29,490 number 31,124 number 10
1980s 28,287 number 25,021 number 29,818 number 10
1990s 26,047 number 24,728 number 28,337 number 10
2000s 29,677 number 28,731 number 30,565 number 10
2010s 29,332 number 28,422 number 31,435 number 10
2020s 31,568 number 31,568 number 31,568 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 118 Lebanon 32,634 number compare
  2. 119 Serbia 32,059 number compare
  3. 120 Ireland 31,687 number compare
  4. 122 Oman 31,474 number compare
  5. 123 Norway 31,163 number compare
  6. 124 Finland 29,704 number compare

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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 31,568 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 31,568 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 24,728 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 11.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (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
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.