Australia vs New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Australia
0.8%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.8%
in 2024
Australia rank
105th
New Zealand rank
103rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Australia
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.8% against 0.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 105th and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 0.0% | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.9% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.0% | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Australia or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 0.8% against 0.8% in Australia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Australia ranks 105th and New Zealand ranks 103rd of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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