School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in New Zealand
New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 19.88 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in New Zealand, 1970–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in New Zealand is 19.88 years, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in New Zealand peaked at 19.88 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 12.53 years, in 1971.
That places New Zealand 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.56 years | — |
| 1971 | 12.53 years | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 12.66 years | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 12.66 years | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 12.75 years | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 12.93 years | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 13.19 years | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 13.31 years | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 13.24 years | -0.6% |
| 1981 | 13.18 years | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 13.2 years | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 13.34 years | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 13.63 years | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 13.67 years | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 13.8 years | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 13.98 years | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 14.25 years | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 14.49 years | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 14.51 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 14.92 years | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 15.3 years | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 16.2 years | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 16.94 years | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 17.08 years | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 17.51 years | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 19.77 years | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 19.65 years | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 19 years | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 19.74 years | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 19.88 years | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.82 years | 12.53 years | 13.31 years | 8 |
| 1980s | 13.68 years | 13.18 years | 14.49 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.07 years | 14.51 years | 17.51 years | 7 |
| 2010s | 19.62 years | 19 years | 19.88 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More gender data for New Zealand
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 907.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.6435 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 28,751 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 30,320 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 29,075 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 30,663 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 29,141 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 30,721 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 29,018 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 30,560 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in New Zealand?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in New Zealand was 19.88 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 19.88 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 years in 1971.
- How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- New Zealand ranks 7th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.