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
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in New Zealand, 1970–2018
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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)
- Population 4,499 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 4,499 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.7305 % 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)
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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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.