School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in New Zealand

New Zealand: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 17.86 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
17.86 years
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
12th
of 175 countries
All-time high
18.04 years
in 2015
All-time low
13.04 years
in 1971
Years of data
31
1970–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in New Zealand, 1970–2018

051015201970199420181970: 13.1 years1971: 13 years1972: 13.6 years1973: 13.6 years1974: 13.5 years1975: 13.6 years1976: 13.9 years1979: 13.8 years1980: 13.7 years1981: 13.6 years1982: 13.6 years1983: 13.8 years1984: 13.9 years1985: 13.9 years1986: 14 years1987: 14.1 years1988: 14.3 years1989: 14.5 years1990: 14.5 years1991: 14.7 years1992: 15 years1993: 15.7 years1994: 16.2 years1995: 16.6 years1996: 16.5 years2013: 17.9 years2014: 17.9 years2015: 18 years2016: 17.2 years2017: 17.9 years2018: 17.9 years

Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.

Analysis

New Zealand recorded 17.86 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in New Zealand peaked at 18.04 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 13.04 years, in 1971.

New Zealand ranks 12th of 175 countries on this measure, 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, male in New Zealand, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in New Zealand, 1970 to 2018.
Year years Change
1970 13.08 years
1971 13.04 years -0.3%
1972 13.6 years +4.3%
1973 13.56 years -0.3%
1974 13.47 years -0.7%
1975 13.62 years +1.1%
1976 13.85 years +1.7%
1979 13.81 years -0.3%
1980 13.69 years -0.9%
1981 13.6 years -0.6%
1982 13.62 years +0.1%
1983 13.78 years +1.2%
1984 13.92 years +1.1%
1985 13.86 years -0.5%
1986 13.97 years +0.8%
1987 14.1 years +1.0%
1988 14.32 years +1.6%
1989 14.48 years +1.1%
1990 14.45 years -0.2%
1991 14.71 years +1.8%
1992 15.03 years +2.2%
1993 15.74 years +4.8%
1994 16.18 years +2.8%
1995 16.64 years +2.8%
1996 16.5 years -0.8%
2013 17.88 years +8.4%
2014 17.94 years +0.4%
2015 18.04 years +0.5%
2016 17.24 years -4.4%
2017 17.92 years +3.9%
2018 17.86 years -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.5 years 13.04 years 13.85 years 8
1980s 13.93 years 13.6 years 14.48 years 10
1990s 15.61 years 14.45 years 16.64 years 7
2010s 17.81 years 17.24 years 18.04 years 6

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 9 Iceland 18.17 years compare
  2. 10 Denmark 18.17 years compare
  3. 11 Grenada 18.09 years compare
  4. 13 Norway 17.46 years compare
  5. 14 Spain 17.32 years compare
  6. 15 Hong Kong, China 17.01 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in New Zealand?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in New Zealand was 17.86 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 18.04 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 13.04 years in 1971.
How does New Zealand rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
New Zealand ranks 12th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.