Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand
New Zealand: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
New Zealand recorded 1 index for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand peaked at 1 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.992 index, in 2005.
New Zealand ranks 67th of 215 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9986 index | — |
| 2001 | 0.9979 index | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9965 index | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9956 index | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9939 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.992 index | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9921 index | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.9949 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9984 index | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1 index | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9996 index | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9993 index | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 1 index | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 index | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9962 index | 0.992 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9993 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 index | 1 index | 1 index | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,116 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
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- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0359 units per person (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in New Zealand was 1 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2022.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.992 index in 2005.
- How does New Zealand rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- New Zealand ranks 67th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.