New Zealand's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) was 1.03 in 2020, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 0.13% from 1.03 in 2010.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 1.03 | 2020 |
| Five years earlier | 1.04 | 2015 |
| Ten years earlier | 1.03 | 2010 |
| Highest | 1.06 | 2002 |
| Lowest | 0.98 | 1971 |
| Average since 2011 | 1.04 | 2011–2020 |
| First recorded | 0.98 | 1970 |
What the numbers say
In 2020, New Zealand's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00271 on 2019 (from 1.03 to 1.03).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was +0.00025 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.04 in 1996 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.03 in 2004. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.000717 a year. A straight line explains 42% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2020, New Zealand had the 15th highest value of the 65 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| New Zealand | 1.03 | 2020 |
| World | 0.99 | 2020 |
| East Asia & Pacific | 1.01 | 2020 |
| High income | 1 | 2020 |
Closest to New Zealand in the 2020 ranking
- Croatia — 12th of 65: 1.04
- Timor-Leste — 13th of 65: 1.03
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 14th of 65: 1.03
- Vanuatu — 16th of 65: 1.03
- Argentina — 17th of 65: 1.02
- Estonia — 18th of 65: 1.02
What this measures
Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary and secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary and secondary levels in public and private schools.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 49 values
| Year | School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 1.03 |
| 2019 | 1.03 |
| 2018 | 1.04 |
| 2017 | 1.04 |
| 2016 | 1.04 |
| 2015 | 1.04 |
| 2014 | 1.04 |
| 2013 | 1.04 |
| 2012 | 1.04 |
| 2011 | 1.04 |
| 2010 |
School enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies
- Australia — 0.98 (2020)
- Brunei Darussalam — 1.02 (2020)
- Cambodia — 1.04 (2021)
- China — 1.01 (2021)
- Fiji — 1.02 (2021)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 1.02 (2021)
- Indonesia — 0.99 (2018)
- Japan — 1 (2019)
- Korea, Rep.
More education data for New Zealand
- Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 11 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 383,018 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 562,417 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.05 (2020)
- Primary education, pupils (% female) — 48.6% (2017)
- Primary education, teachers
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is New Zealand's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?
- 1.03 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 4.81% from 0.98 in 1970 (0.09% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1.06 in 2002 and the lowest 0.98 in 1971.
- How does New Zealand rank?
- 15th highest of 65 economies with data for 2020.
- Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for New Zealand?
- In 2020, New Zealand's school enrollment, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00271 on 2019 (from 1.03 to 1.03). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1988 to 2019), the average change was +0.00025 and a typical year strayed about 0.01 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.ENR.PRSC.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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