New Zealand: Secondary education, general pupils

Key figures

Over five years it is down 3.55% from 431,410 in 2012 (0.72% a year on average, compounded). Since 1970 it is up 36.94% from 303,835 in 1970 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 9 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2017, New Zealand's secondary education, general pupils rose 1.3% on 2016 (from 410,887 to 416,083).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2016), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 2.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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 8.6% in 1998 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.2% in 2013. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2009 to 2017 the straight-line trend is downward, about 3,045 a year. A straight line explains 55% of the movement over 9 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 2017, New Zealand had the 38th highest value of the 69 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.

Closest to New Zealand in the 2017 ranking

• Czechia — 35th of 69: 489,144
• Austria — 36th of 69: 449,201
• Denmark — 37th of 69: 419,140
• Honduras — 39th of 69: 402,665
• Switzerland — 40th of 69: 382,503
• Ireland — 41st of 69: 373,014

What this measures

Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 39 values

Secondary education, general pupils in nearby economies

• Australia — 1.68 million (2017)
• Brunei Darussalam — 38,822 (2018)
• Cambodia — 955,656 (2018)
• China — 68.39 million (2018)
• Fiji — 92,262 (2016)
• Hong Kong SAR, China — 341,591 (2018)
• Indonesia — 19.99 million (2018)
• Kiribati — 9,548 (2017)
• Korea, Rep. — 2.78 million (2017)
• Lao PDR — 671,064 (2018)
• Macao SAR, China

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, primary and secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.03 (2020)
• School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1.05 (2020)

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Questions people ask

What is New Zealand's secondary education, general pupils?

416,083 in 2017, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 36.94% from 303,835 in 1970 (0.67% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 432,893 in 2010 and the lowest 303,835 in 1970.

How does New Zealand rank?

38th highest of 69 economies with data for 2017.

Is the latest change in secondary education, general pupils unusual for New Zealand?

In 2017, New Zealand's secondary education, general pupils rose 1.3% on 2016 (from 410,887 to 416,083). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1976 to 2016), the average change was +0.2% and a typical year strayed about 2.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above 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.SEC.ENRL.GC, 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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