ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) vs New Zealand: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
19.12 million
in 2024
New Zealand
251,357
in 2024
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank
89th
New Zealand rank
86th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
  • New Zealand
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972024

How they compare

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) currently reports 19.12 million against 251,357 in New Zealand, a difference of 18.87 million.

That makes ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)'s figure about 76.1 times New Zealand's.

Across all 39 years both countries report, ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 89th and New Zealand ranks 86th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) New Zealand Difference Ahead
1970s 11.65 million 62,987 11.59 million ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
1980s 13.68 million 95,963 13.59 million ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
1990s 15.96 million 149,203 15.81 million ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2010s 20.93 million 264,374 20.67 million ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
2020s 19.83 million 249,251 19.58 million ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) or New Zealand?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), at 19.12 million against 251,357 in New Zealand as of 2024.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and New Zealand?
18.87 million, with ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and New Zealand?
39 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) and New Zealand rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 89th and New Zealand ranks 86th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
421 places, 19,011 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) with 690 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.