Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand

New Zealand: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 31.6% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
31.6%
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
54th
of 155 countries
All-time high
38.2%
in 2009
All-time low
23.6%
in 1998
Years of data
11
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand, 1998–2017

0102030401998200720171998: 23.6 %2002: 26.5 %2009: 38.2 %2010: 28.9 %2011: 28.6 %2012: 26 %2013: 35.3 %2014: 35.6 %2015: 33.8 %2016: 32.4 %2017: 31.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand is 31.6%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 2.2% on the previous year and down 17.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand peaked at 38.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1998.

That places New Zealand 54th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in New Zealand, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 23.6%
2002 26.5% +12.1%
2009 38.2% +44.2%
2010 28.9% -24.3%
2011 28.6% -1.3%
2012 26.0% -8.9%
2013 35.3% +35.9%
2014 35.6% +0.7%
2015 33.8% -5.0%
2016 32.4% -4.2%
2017 31.6% -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.6% 23.6% 23.6% 1
2000s 32.4% 26.5% 38.2% 2
2010s 31.5% 26.0% 35.6% 8

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 51 Spain 32.9% compare
  2. 52 Costa Rica 32.7% compare
  3. 53 Latvia 32.6% compare
  4. 55 Democratic Republic of Congo 30.9% compare
  5. 56 Kyrgyzstan 28.2% compare
  6. 57 Colombia 27.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in New Zealand was 31.6% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 38.2% in 2009.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
New Zealand ranks 54th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.2%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.