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

New Zealand: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.6897 years in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
0.6897 years
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
17th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9844 years
in 2007
All-time low
0.2719 years
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2018

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

0.20.40.60.811998200820181998: 0.272 years1999: 0.282 years2000: 0.313 years2001: 0.554 years2002: 0.833 years2003: 0.794 years2004: 0.684 years2005: 0.648 years2006: 0.823 years2007: 0.984 years2008: 0.92 years2009: 0.98 years2010: 0.906 years2011: 0.844 years2012: 0.827 years2013: 0.78 years2014: 0.748 years2015: 0.75 years2017: 0.675 years2018: 0.69 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand is 0.6897 years, measured in 2018.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand peaked at 0.9844 years in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.2719 years, in 1998.

That places New Zealand 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2769 years 0.2719 years 0.2819 years 2
2000s 0.7534 years 0.3128 years 0.9844 years 10
2010s 0.7774 years 0.6749 years 0.9057 years 8

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 14 Barbados 0.7748 years compare
  2. 15 Hungary 0.7703 years compare
  3. 16 Poland, Republic of 0.6954 years compare
  4. 18 St. Lucia 0.6833 years compare
  5. 19 Cayman Islands 0.6581 years compare
  6. 20 Fiji, Republic of 0.6133 years compare

See the full ranking of 107 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand?
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in New Zealand was 0.6897 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 0.9844 years in 2007.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2719 years in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
New Zealand ranks 17th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,364 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.