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 31,284 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
31,284 number
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
127th
of 202 countries
All-time high
33,456 number
in 2014
All-time low
24,576 number
in 1984
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 31,284 number for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand peaked at 33,456 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 24,576 number, in 1984.

New Zealand ranks 127th of 202 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 30,648 number
1971 30,620 number -0.1%
1972 30,541 number -0.3%
1973 30,419 number -0.4%
1974 30,275 number -0.5%
1975 30,177 number -0.3%
1976 30,318 number +0.5%
1977 30,384 number +0.2%
1978 30,219 number -0.5%
1979 29,625 number -2.0%
1980 28,352 number -4.3%
1981 27,285 number -3.8%
1982 26,157 number -4.1%
1983 25,166 number -3.8%
1984 24,576 number -2.3%
1985 24,712 number +0.6%
1986 25,002 number +1.2%
1987 25,504 number +2.0%
1988 26,104 number +2.4%
1989 26,651 number +2.1%
1990 26,935 number +1.1%
1991 27,705 number +2.9%
1992 28,599 number +3.2%
1993 29,483 number +3.1%
1994 30,184 number +2.4%
1995 30,529 number +1.1%
1996 30,832 number +1.0%
1997 30,952 number +0.4%
1998 30,926 number -0.1%
1999 30,816 number -0.4%
2000 30,672 number -0.5%
2001 30,164 number -1.7%
2002 29,555 number -2.0%
2003 28,988 number -1.9%
2004 28,651 number -1.2%
2005 28,781 number +0.5%
2006 28,845 number +0.2%
2007 29,039 number +0.7%
2008 29,352 number +1.1%
2009 29,765 number +1.4%
2010 30,228 number +1.6%
2011 31,146 number +3.0%
2012 32,145 number +3.2%
2013 33,010 number +2.7%
2014 33,456 number +1.4%
2015 33,150 number -0.9%
2016 32,804 number -1.0%
2017 32,215 number -1.8%
2018 31,580 number -2.0%
2019 31,163 number -1.3%
2020 31,284 number +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 30,323 number 29,625 number 30,648 number 10
1980s 25,951 number 24,576 number 28,352 number 10
1990s 29,696 number 26,935 number 30,952 number 10
2000s 29,381 number 28,651 number 30,672 number 10
2010s 32,090 number 30,228 number 33,456 number 10
2020s 31,284 number 31,284 number 31,284 number 1

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 124 Namibia 32,497 number compare
  2. 125 Hong Kong 31,778 number compare
  3. 126 Norway 31,739 number compare
  4. 128 Finland 31,268 number compare
  5. 129 Georgia 29,945 number compare
  6. 130 Denmark 29,553 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 31,284 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 33,456 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 24,576 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 3.5%. 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, male (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, male (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
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Male 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/