Canada vs New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Canada
14.5%
in 2018
New Zealand
13.9%
in 2018
Canada rank
36th
New Zealand rank
38th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
051015199820082018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 14.5% against 13.9% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.6%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2013 it was New Zealand ahead.

Canada ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 38th of 98 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Canada or New Zealand?
Canada, at 14.5% against 13.9% in New Zealand as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and New Zealand?
0.6%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
5 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2018.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Canada ranks 36th and New Zealand ranks 38th 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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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.