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
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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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/