School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes was 1.88 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1.88 years for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over five years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in New Zealand peaked at 1.9 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.4072 years, in 1970.
New Zealand ranks 83rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.4072 years | — |
| 1971 | 0.4269 years | +4.8% |
| 1972 | 0.4494 years | +5.3% |
| 1973 | 0.4785 years | +6.5% |
| 1974 | 0.5038 years | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 0.92 years | +82.6% |
| 1976 | 0.9712 years | +5.6% |
| 1977 | 0.9801 years | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 0.9682 years | -1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.01 years | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 1.03 years | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 1.06 years | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.15 years | +7.9% |
| 1984 | 1.25 years | +8.8% |
| 1985 | 1.25 years | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 1.26 years | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 1.22 years | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 1.21 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 1.81 years | +50.1% |
| 2015 | 1.84 years | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 1.83 years | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 1.9 years | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 1.88 years | -0.8% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 1.88 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.26 years, 83% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 1.88 years is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.86 years, 1.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in New Zealand changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +82.6% | 0.5038 years | 0.92 years |
| 2014 | +50.1% | 1.21 years | 1.81 years |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7117 years | 0.4072 years | 1.01 years | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.18 years | 1.03 years | 1.26 years | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.85 years | 1.81 years | 1.9 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More reference data data for New Zealand
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4532 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0459 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 10.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.52 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 42.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 47.53 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2499 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes in New Zealand was 1.88 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4072 years in 1970.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes?
- New Zealand ranks 83rd out of 191 countries with data for 2018.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.