The National Party is slamming Labour's legacy in schools.

Education Ministry data shows last year 75 percent of school leavers attained NCEA Level 2 or above - down from 81 percent in 2017.

Maori school leavers fared worse - with just 59 percent getting NCEA level two or above.

National's Education Spokesperson Erica Stanford told Kate Hawkesby she's not surprised.

She says it's been a trend that the stats have gone down every single year since 2017.

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