Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in New Zealand
New Zealand: Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum was 71.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 71.2% for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in New Zealand peaked at 87.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2022.
That places New Zealand 28th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 87.4% | — |
| 2003 | 84.9% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 78.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.2% | -8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.7% | 84.6% | 87.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 77.4% | 78.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 71.2% | 71.2% | 71.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More infrastructure data for New Zealand
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 6.78 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 130.09 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 564,000 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 10.82 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1066 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -14.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 564,000 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.28 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in New Zealand?
- Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum in New Zealand was 71.2% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2022.
- How does New Zealand rank for proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum?
- New Zealand ranks 28th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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