School age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand
New Zealand: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 61,066 number in 2020. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand stood at 61,066 number.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand peaked at 64,858 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48,097 number, in 1984.
That places New Zealand 127th out of 202 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59,901 number | — |
| 1971 | 59,981 number | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 59,985 number | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 59,892 number | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 59,696 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 59,469 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 59,734 number | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 59,851 number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 59,525 number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 58,377 number | -1.9% |
| 1980 | 55,929 number | -4.2% |
| 1981 | 53,758 number | -3.9% |
| 1982 | 51,437 number | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 49,371 number | -4.0% |
| 1984 | 48,097 number | -2.6% |
| 1985 | 48,275 number | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 48,799 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 49,767 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 50,947 number | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 52,028 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 52,592 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 54,121 number | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 55,897 number | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 57,642 number | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 58,998 number | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 59,592 number | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 60,029 number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 60,088 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 59,896 number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 59,631 number | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 59,465 number | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 58,611 number | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 57,584 number | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 56,632 number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 56,071 number | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 56,311 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 56,443 number | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 56,792 number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57,350 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 58,094 number | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 58,952 number | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 60,659 number | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 62,497 number | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 64,071 number | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 64,858 number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 64,254 number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 63,706 number | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 62,728 number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 61,648 number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 60,914 number | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 61,066 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,641 number | 58,377 number | 59,985 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 50,841 number | 48,097 number | 55,929 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 57,849 number | 52,592 number | 60,088 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 57,335 number | 56,071 number | 59,465 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,429 number | 58,952 number | 64,858 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,066 number | 61,066 number | 61,066 number | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand?
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand was 61,066 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 64,858 number in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,097 number in 1984.
- How does New Zealand rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
- New Zealand ranks 127th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/