School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand

New Zealand: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.6454 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6454 years
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
16th
of 109 countries
All-time high
1.08 years
in 2007
All-time low
0.2917 years
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand, 1998–2018

0.20.40.60.811998200820181998: 0.292 years1999: 0.303 years2000: 0.34 years2001: 0.578 years2002: 0.806 years2003: 0.735 years2004: 0.644 years2005: 0.642 years2006: 0.867 years2007: 1.1 years2008: 1 years2009: 1.1 years2010: 0.971 years2011: 0.854 years2012: 0.832 years2013: 0.789 years2014: 0.767 years2015: 0.764 years2017: 0.675 years2018: 0.645 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand is 0.6454 years, measured in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.3% on the previous year and down 35.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand peaked at 1.08 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2917 years, in 1998.

New Zealand ranks 16th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years) in New Zealand, 1998 to 2018.
Year years Change
1998 0.2917 years
1999 0.3028 years +3.8%
2000 0.3397 years +12.2%
2001 0.5782 years +70.2%
2002 0.8064 years +39.5%
2003 0.7348 years -8.9%
2004 0.6435 years -12.4%
2005 0.6419 years -0.3%
2006 0.8671 years +35.1%
2007 1.08 years +24.2%
2008 1 years -6.9%
2009 1.07 years +6.4%
2010 0.9713 years -9.0%
2011 0.8544 years -12.0%
2012 0.8319 years -2.6%
2013 0.7885 years -5.2%
2014 0.7671 years -2.7%
2015 0.7639 years -0.4%
2017 0.6746 years -11.7%
2018 0.6454 years -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2972 years 0.2917 years 0.3028 years 2
2000s 0.7758 years 0.3397 years 1.08 years 10
2010s 0.7871 years 0.6454 years 0.9713 years 8

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 13 Greece 0.7342 years compare
  2. 14 Hungary 0.6888 years compare
  3. 15 Namibia 0.6507 years compare
  4. 17 Antigua and Barbuda 0.6275 years compare
  5. 18 Philippines 0.5876 years compare
  6. 19 Cayman Islands 0.5453 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in New Zealand was 0.6454 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 1.08 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2917 years in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?
New Zealand ranks 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 35.6%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.