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New Zealand: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes

79.27percent · 2022

Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator READ.LOWERSEC. Annual figures for New Zealand from 2000 to 2022.

20002022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202279.27
201881.036
201582.702
201283.73
200985.654
200685.471
200385.496
200086.3

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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UIS (2026). Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-read-lowersec (accessed 2026-11-09). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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New Zealand: Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in reading, both sexes (2000–2022) · Interva