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 29,782 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
29,782 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 202 countries
All-time high
31,402 number
in 2014
All-time low
23,521 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand, 1970–2020

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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 29,782 number.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand peaked at 31,402 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23,521 number, in 1984.

That places New Zealand 126th 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

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 29,253 number
1971 29,361 number +0.4%
1972 29,444 number +0.3%
1973 29,473 number +0.1%
1974 29,421 number -0.2%
1975 29,292 number -0.4%
1976 29,416 number +0.4%
1977 29,467 number +0.2%
1978 29,306 number -0.5%
1979 28,752 number -1.9%
1980 27,577 number -4.1%
1981 26,473 number -4.0%
1982 25,280 number -4.5%
1983 24,205 number -4.3%
1984 23,521 number -2.8%
1985 23,563 number +0.2%
1986 23,797 number +1.0%
1987 24,263 number +2.0%
1988 24,843 number +2.4%
1989 25,377 number +2.1%
1990 25,657 number +1.1%
1991 26,416 number +3.0%
1992 27,298 number +3.3%
1993 28,159 number +3.2%
1994 28,814 number +2.3%
1995 29,063 number +0.9%
1996 29,197 number +0.5%
1997 29,136 number -0.2%
1998 28,970 number -0.6%
1999 28,815 number -0.5%
2000 28,793 number -0.1%
2001 28,447 number -1.2%
2002 28,029 number -1.5%
2003 27,644 number -1.4%
2004 27,420 number -0.8%
2005 27,530 number +0.4%
2006 27,598 number +0.2%
2007 27,753 number +0.6%
2008 27,998 number +0.9%
2009 28,329 number +1.2%
2010 28,724 number +1.4%
2011 29,513 number +2.7%
2012 30,352 number +2.8%
2013 31,061 number +2.3%
2014 31,402 number +1.1%
2015 31,104 number -0.9%
2016 30,902 number -0.6%
2017 30,513 number -1.3%
2018 30,068 number -1.5%
2019 29,751 number -1.1%
2020 29,782 number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 29,318 number 28,752 number 29,473 number 10
1980s 24,890 number 23,521 number 27,577 number 10
1990s 28,152 number 25,657 number 29,197 number 10
2000s 27,954 number 27,420 number 28,793 number 10
2010s 30,339 number 28,724 number 31,402 number 10
2020s 29,782 number 29,782 number 29,782 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 123 Ireland 31,638 number compare
  2. 124 Norway 30,109 number compare
  3. 125 Finland 29,835 number compare
  4. 127 Kuwait 29,777 number compare
  5. 128 Gabon 28,827 number compare
  6. 129 Guinea-Bissau 28,324 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

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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 29,782 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 31,402 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 23,521 number in 1984.
How does New Zealand rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
New Zealand ranks 126th 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 3.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female 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/