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At 12.8 per cent, New Zealand’s underutilisation rate is lower than OECD average of 14.1 per cent. Australia’s was 21.8 per cent. The UK’s was 11.2 per cent. The US rate was 10 per cent. The New Zealand rate for women was 15.6 per cent. That’s around the rate of the Slovak Republic. The rate for Maori was 22.8 per cent, about the same as Portugal. For Pacific Island people it was 18.8 per cent, about the same as Turkey. For Asian New Zealanders, 14.6 per cent. For Pakeha 10.9 per cent. For those with no qualifications, it was 30.4 per cent, higher even than Spain and Greece, the basket cases of the European Union.