School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 10.17 years in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
10.17 years
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
36th
of 188 countries
All-time high
10.26 years
in 2010
All-time low
9.92 years
in 2014
Years of data
25
1994–2018

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in New Zealand, 1994–2018

02.557.5101994200620181994: 10 years1995: 10.1 years1996: 10.1 years1997: 10.2 years1998: 10.2 years1999: 10.1 years2000: 10 years2001: 10 years2002: 10.1 years2003: 10.2 years2004: 10.2 years2005: 10.2 years2006: 10.1 years2007: 10.1 years2008: 10.2 years2009: 10.2 years2010: 10.3 years2011: 10.1 years2012: 10 years2013: 9.9 years2014: 9.9 years2015: 9.9 years2016: 10 years2017: 10.1 years2018: 10.2 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in New Zealand stood at 10.17 years.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in New Zealand peaked at 10.26 years in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.92 years, in 2014.

That places New Zealand 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years) in New Zealand, 1994 to 2018.
Year years Change
1994 9.99 years
1995 10.1 years +1.1%
1996 10.11 years +0.1%
1997 10.16 years +0.6%
1998 10.16 years -0.0%
1999 10.09 years -0.7%
2000 10.05 years -0.4%
2001 10.02 years -0.3%
2002 10.09 years +0.7%
2003 10.19 years +1.0%
2004 10.19 years -0.1%
2005 10.16 years -0.3%
2006 10.13 years -0.2%
2007 10.14 years +0.1%
2008 10.19 years +0.4%
2009 10.22 years +0.4%
2010 10.26 years +0.3%
2011 10.13 years -1.2%
2012 10.02 years -1.1%
2013 9.93 years -0.9%
2014 9.92 years -0.0%
2015 9.95 years +0.3%
2016 10 years +0.5%
2017 10.09 years +0.9%
2018 10.17 years +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.1 years 9.99 years 10.16 years 6
2000s 10.14 years 10.02 years 10.22 years 10
2010s 10.05 years 9.92 years 10.26 years 9

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 33 Netherlands 10.34 years compare
  2. 34 Morocco 10.26 years compare
  3. 35 Norway 10.18 years compare
  4. 37 Tunisia 10.17 years compare
  5. 38 Afghanistan 10.09 years compare
  6. 39 Uruguay 10.06 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in New Zealand?
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in New Zealand was 10.17 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 10.26 years in 2010.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 9.92 years in 2014.
How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
New Zealand ranks 36th out of 188 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this New Zealand data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
233 places, 4,493 data points, 1981–2020
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Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified levels 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.