Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in New Zealand

New Zealand: Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development was 3 years in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
3 years
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 98 countries
All-time high
3 years
in 2013
All-time low
2 years
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in New Zealand, 1998–2019

01231998200820191998: 2 years1999: 2 years2000: 2 years2001: 2 years2002: 2 years2003: 2 years2004: 2 years2005: 2 years2006: 2 years2007: 2 years2008: 2 years2009: 2 years2010: 2 years2011: 2 years2012: 2 years2013: 3 years2014: 3 years2015: 3 years2016: 3 years2017: 3 years2018: 3 years2019: 3 years

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

The most recent figure for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in New Zealand is 3 years, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in New Zealand peaked at 3 years in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2 years, in 1998.

New Zealand ranks 12th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development (years) in New Zealand, 1998 to 2019.
Year years Change
1998 2 years
1999 2 years +0.0%
2000 2 years +0.0%
2001 2 years +0.0%
2002 2 years +0.0%
2003 2 years +0.0%
2004 2 years +0.0%
2005 2 years +0.0%
2006 2 years +0.0%
2007 2 years +0.0%
2008 2 years +0.0%
2009 2 years +0.0%
2010 2 years +0.0%
2011 2 years +0.0%
2012 2 years +0.0%
2013 3 years +50.0%
2014 3 years +0.0%
2015 3 years +0.0%
2016 3 years +0.0%
2017 3 years +0.0%
2018 3 years +0.0%
2019 3 years +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 years 2 years 2 years 2
2000s 2 years 2 years 2 years 10
2010s 2.7 years 2 years 3 years 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 12 Antigua and Barbuda 3 years compare
  2. 12 Argentina 3 years compare
  3. 12 Australia 3 years compare
  4. 12 Austria 3 years compare
  5. 12 Barbados 3 years compare
  6. 12 Brazil 3 years compare
  7. 12 British Virgin Islands 3 years compare
  8. 12 Cambodia 3 years compare
  9. 12 Chile 3 years compare
  10. 12 Colombia 3 years compare
  11. 12 Cuba 3 years compare
  12. 12 Cyprus 3 years compare
  13. 12 Denmark 3 years compare
  14. 12 Dominica 3 years compare
  15. 12 Equatorial Guinea 3 years compare
  16. 12 Estonia 3 years compare
  17. 12 Germany 3 years compare
  18. 12 Ghana 3 years compare
  19. 12 Grenada 3 years compare
  20. 12 Haiti 3 years compare
  21. 12 Iceland 3 years compare
  22. 12 Israel 3 years compare
  23. 12 Jamaica 3 years compare
  24. 12 Japan 3 years compare
  25. 12 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3 years compare
  26. 12 Lithuania 3 years compare
  27. 12 Mauritania 3 years compare
  28. 12 Mexico 3 years compare
  29. 12 Morocco 3 years compare
  30. 12 Myanmar 3 years compare
  31. 12 Namibia 3 years compare
  32. 12 Nicaragua 3 years compare
  33. 12 Peru 3 years compare
  34. 12 Puerto Rico 3 years compare
  35. 12 Qatar 3 years compare
  36. 12 Romania 3 years compare
  37. 12 Senegal 3 years compare
  38. 12 Singapore 3 years compare
  39. 12 Sint Maarten 3 years compare
  40. 12 South Africa 3 years compare
  41. 12 Spain 3 years compare
  42. 12 Uruguay 3 years compare
  43. 12 Viet Nam 3 years compare
  44. 12 Yemen 3 years compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in New Zealand?
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development in New Zealand was 3 years in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 3 years in 2013.
What is the lowest theoretical duration of early childhood educational development recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 2 years in 1998.
How does New Zealand rank for theoretical duration of early childhood educational development?
New Zealand ranks 12th out of 98 countries with data for 2019.
Is theoretical duration of early childhood educational development rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. 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 Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Theoretical duration of early childhood educational development (years)
Unit
years
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,343 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Number of grades (years) in early childhood educational development.