Italy vs New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science
Italy
83.1%
in 2023
New Zealand
82.9%
in 2024
Italy rank
85th
New Zealand rank
87th
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 83.1% against 82.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 85th and New Zealand ranks 87th of 122 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.1% | 89.2% | 4.1% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 79.4% | 85.4% | 6.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 0.1% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from programmes other than science, Italy or New Zealand?
- Italy, at 83.1% against 82.9% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from programmes other than science between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Italy ranks 85th and New Zealand ranks 87th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release