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Primary school enrollment — New Zealand

Primary school enrollment in New Zealand in 2017 — 99.1%. Ranked 12 in the world out of 137. Since 1970, the indicator has fallen by 0.9 pp.

2017 99.1% +0.6 pp vs 2016
World rank 12of 137
Period maximum 100%1970
Period minimum 97.2%1994

Trend over time

1970–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — New Zealand, 1970–201797989910019701975198019851990199520002005201020151970: 100%1971: 99.8%1972: 99.9%1973: 99.5%1974: 99.4%1975: 99.6%1976: 99.7%1977: 99.6%1978: 99.4%1979: 99.4%1980: 99.5%1981: 99.3%1982: 99.2%1983: 98.8%1984: 99.5%1985: 99.6%1986: 99.8%1987: 99.9%1988: 99.9%1989: 99.8%1990: 99.5%1991: 99%1992: 97.6%1994: 97.2%1995: 98.5%1996: 99%1997: 99.8%2013: 97.7%2014: 97.4%2015: 97.7%2016: 98.5%2017: 99.1%
Change over the period: −0.9 pp Annual average: -0.02 pp

Comparison, 2017

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: New Zealand

New Zealand 99.1%
World 89.3%
Australia and New Zealand computed 96.8%
Primary school enrollment — New Zealand, by year New Zealand All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 99.1 +0.6 pp
2016 98.5 +0.8 pp
2015 97.7 +0.2 pp
2014 97.4 −0.3 pp
2013 97.7 —
1997 99.8 +0.8 pp
1996 99 +0.5 pp
1995 98.5 +1.4 pp
1994 97.2 —
1992 97.6 −1.4 pp
1991 99 −0.5 pp
1990 99.5 −0.3 pp
1989 99.8 −0.1 pp
1988 99.9 +0 pp
1987 99.9 +0.1 pp
1986 99.8 +0.2 pp
1985 99.6 +0.1 pp
1984 99.5 +0.7 pp
1983 98.8 −0.4 pp
1982 99.2 −0.1 pp
1981 99.3 −0.2 pp
1980 99.5 +0.1 pp
1979 99.4 −0 pp
1978 99.4 −0.1 pp
1977 99.6 −0.1 pp
1976 99.7 +0.1 pp
1975 99.6 +0.1 pp
1974 99.4 −0.1 pp
1973 99.5 −0.4 pp
1972 99.9 +0.1 pp
1971 99.8 −0.2 pp
1970 100 —

Australia and New Zealand, 2017

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

NZ New Zealand 99.1 AU Australia 96.4
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About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.

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