Australia vs Latvia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Australia
17.5%
in 2018
Latvia
17.5%
in 2018
Australia rank
17th
Latvia rank
16th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Australia
  • Latvia
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How they compare

Latvia currently reports 17.5% against 17.5% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 16th of 98 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Latvia Difference Ahead
1990s 14.8% 6.7% 8.1% Australia
2000s 14.1% 5.5% 8.6% Australia
2010s 18.0% 15.6% 2.4% Australia

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 Latvia?
Latvia, at 17.5% against 17.5% in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Australia and Latvia?
0.0%, with Latvia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Australia ranks 17th and Latvia ranks 16th of 98 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
98 places, 1,158 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed health and welfare programmes in the reference year.