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Topic 04 of 18 · Country Index 2026
New Zealand: Education & Knowledge
How far does a country's schooling carry its children?
New Zealand is placed 64th of 198 countries on education & knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: Out-of-School Rate, Primary 2.625 (2024); Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary 85.73 (2024).
Share
Education & Knowledge
64th
of 198 countries placed
Placed from 3 of 4 key statistics
- 2.625Out-of-School Rate, Primary, 2024Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
- 85.73Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary, 2024Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
- —Upper Secondary Completion Rate, 2025No reading for this country
- 5.213Government Spending on Education, 2023Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place New Zealand on education & knowledge — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · New Zealand’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
2.625
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%)
Lower is better
New Zealand: 2.625. Across the 192 countries at their latest reading, values run from 0.004 (United Arab Emirates) to 65.6 (Equatorial Guinea); the world median is 3.691.
- World median
- 3.691
- Best in Australia and New Zealand
- 0.124 Australia
Key 2 of 4
Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Latest reading per country, 2014–2024 · New Zealand’s is from 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0
85.73
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)
Higher is better
New Zealand: 85.73. Across the 187 countries at their latest reading, values run from 3.411 (Yemen) to 100 (United Arab Emirates); the world median is 85.9.
- World median
- 85.9
- Best in Australia and New Zealand
- 94.89 Australia
Key 3 of 4
Upper Secondary Completion Rate
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY-SA 4.0
No reading
Upper secondary completion rate (%)
Higher is better
UIS publishes no 2025 figure for New Zealand, so the standing rests on the other keys.
Across the 164 countries in this edition, values run from 2.13 (South Sudan) to 99.27 (South Korea); the world median is 64.87.
- World median
- 64.87
- Best in Australia and New Zealand
- 89.14 Australia
Key 4 of 4
Government Spending on Education
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
2023 edition · data for 2023 · CC BY-SA 4.0
5.213
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP)
Higher is better
New Zealand: 5.213. Across the 123 countries in this edition, values run from 0 (Somalia) to 16.39 (Kiribati); the world median is 3.709.
- World median
- 3.709
- Best in Australia and New Zealand
- 5.213 New Zealand
02Over time
Which way New Zealand is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
Out-of-School Rate, Primary
Out-of-school rate, primary age (%) · lower is better
New ZealandWorld median
New Zealand rose from 0.634 in 2013 to 2.625 in 2024; the world median went from 3.413 to 3.691.
Every year’s figures
Year New Zealand World median 2024 2.625 3.691 2023 2.302 3.393 2022 2.548 3.002 2021 1.350 3.330 2020 1.293 2.678 2019 0.975 2.758 2018 1.286 2.439 2017 — 2.907 2016 1.196 2.954 2015 1.173 3.052 2014 0.925 3.904 2013 0.634 3.413 2012 — 3.408 2011 — 3.626 2010 — 3.491 2009 — 3.577 2008 — 3.878 2007 — 4.029 2006 — 4.338 2005 — 4.571 2004 — 3.791 2003 — 4.412 2002 — 4.144 2001 — 4.051 2000 — 8.642 Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary
Children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) · higher is better
New ZealandWorld median
New Zealand fell from 91.89 in 2014 to 85.73 in 2024; the world median went from 89.17 to 85.9.
Every year’s figures
Year New Zealand World median 2024 85.73 85.9 2023 84.10 87.6 2022 80.77 87.7 2021 86.87 87.0 2020 86.93 88.3 2019 88.61 88.8 2018 92.90 89.6 2017 — 87.4 2016 92.32 87.9 2015 94.33 88.2 2014 91.89 89.2 2013 — 88.0 2012 — 85.4 2011 — 86.2 2010 — 86.1 2009 — 84.8 2008 — 85.8 2007 — 86.7 2006 — 84.0 2005 — 82.2 2004 — 81.8 2003 — 78.3 2002 — 80.0 2001 — 80.8 2000 — 66.3 Government Spending on Education
Government expenditure on education (% of GDP) · higher is better
New ZealandWorld median
New Zealand fell from 5.604 in 2000 to 5.213 in 2023; the world median went from 3.886 to 3.709.
Every year’s figures
Year New Zealand World median 2023 5.213 3.7092 2022 5.167 4.0570 2021 5.541 4.2611 2020 5.643 4.4056 2019 5.174 4.1407 2018 5.190 4.2159 2017 5.275 4.1401 2016 5.500 4.2342 2015 5.704 4.2386 2014 5.803 4.2005 2013 5.885 4.3493 2012 — 4.0348 2011 — 3.9987 2010 — 4.1396 2009 — 4.6638 2008 — 4.4226 2007 — 4.1717 2006 — 4.0593 2005 — 4.0557 2004 — 3.9745 2003 — 4.1595 2002 — 4.0173 2001 — 4.1002 2000 5.604 3.8861
03In context
New Zealand beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 198 countries on education & knowledge, never a place within the region.
New Zealand and Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 198; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | Out-of-School Rate, PrimaryOut-of-school rate, primary age (%) | Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before PrimaryChildren one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%) | Upper Secondary Completion RateUpper secondary completion rate (%) | Government Spending on EducationGovernment expenditure on education (% of GDP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australiacompare | 18th | 0.124 | 94.89 | 89.14 | — |
| New Zealand | 64th | 2.625 | 85.73 | — | 5.213 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Australia and New Zealand
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 198.
- Australia18th
- New Zealand64th
Placed either side on education & knowledge
The countries immediately above and below New Zealand in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where New Zealand is ahead of the world, and behind
33 more statistics filed under education & knowledge, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median24
Statistics on which New Zealand does better than the middle country measured.
Expected Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 13.3419.313.34No real change since 2013
New Zealand: 19.3 · world median 13.34 · Expected years of schooling. UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 5.635 to 21.69; higher is better.
Position 6th of 195 · derived.
Intergenerational Persistence in EducationWorld Bank Group · 2017 · world median 0.4460.2190.446No earlier reading
New Zealand: 0.219 · world median 0.446 · Correlation between own and parents' years of schooling, born 1980–89 (0–1). World Bank Group, 2017 edition, data for 2017.
Published values in that edition run from 0.123 to 0.66; lower is better.
Position 147th of 153 · derived, 1st = worst.
School Life ExpectancyUIS · 2024 · world median 14.5919.2114.59No real change since 2014
New Zealand: 19.21 · world median 14.59 · School life expectancy, primary to tertiary (years). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 7.478 to 21.01; higher is better.
Position 4th of 77 · derived.
Harmonized Test ScoresWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 414.32519.75414.32No real change since 2010
New Zealand: 519.75 · world median 414.32 · Harmonized test score (TIMSS-equivalent points; 300 = minimum, 625 = advanced attainment). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 304.92 to 575.27; higher is better.
Position 13th of 172 · derived.
Learning-Adjusted Years of SchoolWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 7.94111.397.941No real change since 2010
New Zealand: 11.39 · world median 7.941 · Learning-adjusted years of school (0–14). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 2.207 to 12.81; higher is better.
Position 13th of 172 · derived.
Mean Years of SchoolingUNDP Human Development Report Office · 2023 · world median 9.93312.889.933▼ Worsened since 2013
New Zealand: 12.88 · world median 9.933 · Mean years of schooling (adults 25+). UNDP Human Development Report Office, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.412 to 14.3; higher is better.
Position 20th of 193 · derived.
Secondary School EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 93.19114.2393.19▼ Worsened since 2014
New Zealand: 114.23 · world median 93.19 · Gross secondary enrolment ratio (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 19.87 to 158.55; higher is better.
Position 13th of 109 · derived.
PISA Reading PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 440.35500.85440.35▲ Improved since 2012
New Zealand: 500.85 · world median 440.35 · Mean reading score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 328.84 to 542.55; higher is better.
Position 10th of 79 · derived.
PISA Science PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 446.93504.13446.93▲ Improved since 2012
New Zealand: 504.13 · world median 446.93 · Mean science score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 347.1 to 561.43; higher is better.
Position 11th of 79 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2022 · world median 58.5979.2758.59No earlier reading
New Zealand: 79.27 · world median 58.59 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 5.043 to 88.83; higher is better.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.955,435701.95No earlier reading
New Zealand: 5,435 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 20th of 145 · derived.
Inbound Mobility Rate, TertiaryUIS · 2024 · world median 5.49417.575.494▼ Worsened since 2014
New Zealand: 17.57 · world median 5.494 · Inbound mobility rate, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 87.12; higher is better.
Position 14th of 75 · derived.
Tertiary Enrolment RatioUIS · 2024 · world median 52.7777.2452.77▼ Worsened since 2014
New Zealand: 77.24 · world median 52.77 · Gross enrolment ratio, tertiary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.566 to 141.86; higher is better.
Position 19th of 95 · derived.
Academic Freedom IndexV-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg · 2025 · world median 0.6190.8470.619No real change since 2015
New Zealand: 0.847 · world median 0.619 · Academic freedom index (0–1). V-Dem Institute, University of Gothenburg, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.019 to 0.978; higher is better.
Position 39th of 176 · derived.
Primary Schools with Internet for TeachingUIS · 2024 · world median 98.6610098.66No real change since 2016
New Zealand: 100 · world median 98.66 · Primary schools with internet access for teaching (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 100; higher is better.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of Lower SecondaryUIS · 2023 · world median 48.971.2548.9No earlier reading
New Zealand: 71.25 · world median 48.9 · Students at the end of lower secondary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.73 to 91.73; higher is better.
Out-of-School Rate, Lower Secondary AgeUIS · 2024 · world median 6.3432.3576.343▲ Improved since 2014
New Zealand: 2.357 · world median 6.343 · Out-of-school rate, lower secondary age (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.011 to 79.71; lower is better.
Position 84th of 116 · derived, 1st = worst.
PISA Mathematics PerformanceOECD · 2022 · world median 442.09479.07442.09▲ Improved since 2012
New Zealand: 479.07 · world median 442.09 · Mean mathematics score. OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 336.4 to 574.66; higher is better.
Position 23rd of 79 · derived.
Learning PovertyWorld Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics · 2023 · world median 34.0210.8634.02No earlier reading
New Zealand: 10.86 · world median 34.02 · 10-year-olds who cannot read and understand a simple text (%). World Bank Group and UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2.331 to 98.5; lower is better.
Position 90th of 125 · derived, 1st = worst.
Minimum Proficiency in Reading, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 60.0889.8860.08No earlier reading
New Zealand: 89.88 · world median 60.08 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in reading (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 2 to 98.78; higher is better.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8141.5480.814No real change since 2013
New Zealand: 1.548 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 26th of 84 · derived.
Pre-Primary Net Enrolment RateUIS · 2024 · world median 65.9383.8465.93▼ Worsened since 2014
New Zealand: 83.84 · world median 65.93 · Net enrolment rate, pre-primary (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.779 to 99.85; higher is better.
Position 37th of 120 · derived.
Minimum Proficiency in Mathematics, End of PrimaryUIS · 2023 · world median 43.856.7243.8No earlier reading
New Zealand: 56.72 · world median 43.8 · Pupils at the end of primary reaching minimum proficiency in mathematics (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.8 to 93.42; higher is better.
Gender Parity Index, Tertiary EnrolmentUIS · 2024 · world median 1.2441.3831.244▼ Worsened since 2014
New Zealand: 1.383 · world median 1.244 · Adjusted gender parity index, tertiary gross enrolment (1 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.74 to 1.83; higher is better.
Position 76th of 95 · derived.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which New Zealand does worse than the middle country measured.
Government Funding per Primary StudentUIS · 2022 · world median 17.8117.3517.81▼ Worsened since 2013
New Zealand: 17.35 · world median 17.81 · Government funding per primary student (% of GDP per capita). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 3.771 to 34.57; higher is better.
Position 37th of 68 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Primary Schools with ElectricityUIS · 2024 · world median 100100100No real change since 2016
New Zealand: 100 · world median 100 · Primary schools with access to electricity (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.246 to 100; higher is better.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Female Share of ResearchersUIS · 2024 · world median 38.1751.9938.17No earlier reading
New Zealand: 51.99 · world median 38.17 · Researchers who are women (% of headcount; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 76.54.
Trust in ScientistsWellcome Trust · 2020 · world median 34.3558.0134.35Moved since 2018
New Zealand: 58.01 · world median 34.35 · People aged 15+ who trust scientists in their country 'a lot' (%). Wellcome Trust, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 9.335 to 72.35.
Female Share of STEM GraduatesUIS · 2023 · world median 35.342.5435.3Moved since 2014
New Zealand: 42.54 · world median 35.3 · STEM graduates who are women (%; 50 = parity). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 8.333 to 55.96.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24015,7772,240Moved since 2022
New Zealand: 15,777 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Share of Graduates from ICT ProgrammesUIS · 2023 · world median 5.6016.3115.601Moved since 2014
New Zealand: 6.311 · world median 5.601 · Tertiary graduates from ICT programmes (% of all graduates). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 17.19.
Nobel Prize Laureates by Country of BirthNobel Prize Outreach · 2025 · world median 232No earlier reading
New Zealand: 3 · world median 2 · Laureates born in the country, 1901 to date (people). Nobel Prize Outreach, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 296.
Outbound Mobility Ratio, TertiaryUIS · 2023 · world median 5.2791.9025.279Moved since 2013
New Zealand: 1.902 · world median 5.279 · Outbound mobility ratio, tertiary (% of tertiary enrolment at home). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.333 to 1,724.
No current reading for New Zealand
Adult Literacy Rate, Bachelor's or Higher Attainment (last 2020), Lower Secondary Completion Rate, Primary Completion Rate, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Upper Secondary Attainment (last 2020), Upper Secondary Completion Rate, Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion and Youth Literacy Rate. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Education & Knowledge among New Zealand’s 15 topics
Education & Knowledge is New Zealand’s 13th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Governance & Institutions2nd of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security5th of 1774/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties7th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equality9th of 1834/4 keys
- Energy11th of 1653/3 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 16th of 1963/3 keys
- Work & Labour23rd of 1824/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience26th of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation29th of 1764/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade41st of 1774/4 keys
- Digital & Technology52nd of 1984/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing53rd of 2003/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge64th of 1983/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture60th of 1844/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability129th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Poverty & Inequality: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on education & knowledge
The three countries placed highest of 198, and the leaders New Zealand can most readily be measured against.
1
United Arab EmiratesWestern Asia
1st of 198 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Unknown author · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
2
GreeceSouthern Europe
2nd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
PolandEastern Europe
3rd of 198 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich) · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest placed on all 4 keys
Moldova7th4/4 keysHighest in Oceania
Australia18th3/4 keysThis page
New Zealand64th3/4 keys
Positions out of 198 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
New Zealand on education & knowledge: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does New Zealand rank on education & knowledge?
New Zealand is placed 64th of 198 countries on Education & Knowledge in the Country Index 2026, from 3 of its 4 key statistics (Out-of-School Rate, Primary, Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary and Government Spending on Education). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest Out-of-School Rate, Primary figure for New Zealand?
2.625 in 2024 (out-of-school rate, primary age (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 3.691.
What is the latest Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary figure for New Zealand?
85.73 in 2024 (children one year before primary entry age in organised learning (%)), according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). The world median in the same edition was 85.9.
How have New Zealand’s education & knowledge figures changed?
Out-of-School Rate, Primary rose from 0.634 in 2013 to 2.625 in 2024; Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary fell from 91.89 in 2014 to 85.73 in 2024; Government Spending on Education fell from 5.604 in 2000 to 5.213 in 2023.
Which education & knowledge statistics are missing for New Zealand?
No current reading is published for New Zealand on Adult Literacy Rate, Bachelor's or Higher Attainment, Lower Secondary Completion Rate, Primary Completion Rate, Pupils per Qualified Teacher, Primary, Qualified Teachers in Primary Education, Upper Secondary Attainment, Upper Secondary Completion Rate, Wealth Parity Index, Lower Secondary Completion and Youth Literacy Rate. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
How much children actually learn is only partly covered. International test scores exist for a limited group of countries, and they are published here as context rather than used as a key, because a key must describe most of the world. Universities, research, and youth and adult literacy also appear as context.
How the Education & Knowledge standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The education & knowledge method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- Out-of-School Rate, Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Participation in Organised Learning One Year Before Primary — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Upper Secondary Completion Rate — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Government Spending on Education — UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), CC BY-SA 4.0
The other 33 statistics on this page come from 9 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
New Zealand’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- New Zealand (banner) — Karora derivative work: Inkey, Public domain
- United Arab Emirates — Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Greece — User:Ggia derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Poland — Ralf Lotys (Sicherlich), CC BY 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). New Zealand: Education & Knowledge — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/new-zealand/education