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
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in New Zealand, 1970–2020
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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About this data
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/