Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in New Zealand
Gross tertiary enrolment in New Zealand was 77.2% in 2024.
New Zealand, 2024
77.2%
Change from 2023
+0.9percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
78.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in New Zealand over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | New Zealand | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 77.2% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 75.7% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 77.6% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 81.3% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 81.9% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 82.2% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 80.7% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 80.4% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | – | 32.3% |
| 2011 | – | 31.1% |
| 2010 | – | 29.6% |
| 2009 | – | 28.3% |
| 2008 | – | 27.4% |
| 2007 | – | 26.3% |
| 2006 | – | 25.7% |
| 2005 | – | 24.3% |
| 2004 | – | 23.6% |
| 2003 | – | 22.8% |
| 2002 | – | 21.6% |
| 2001 | – | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.9 percentage points from 76.4% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 80.7%, the figure has changed by −3.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for New Zealand
All statistics for New Zealand
Primary school enrolment (gross)
96.7%
2024 · World Bank
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
12.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT
Out-of-school children
2.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school adolescents
2.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Out-of-school youth
5.6%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
97.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS