Canada vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Canada
8.2%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
8.8%
in 2023
Canada rank
14th
Puerto Rico rank
11th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Canada
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 8.8% against 8.2% in Canada, a difference of 0.6%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.
Canada ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 121 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.0% | 7.1% | 1.1% | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 8.2% | 8.8% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Canada or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 8.8% against 8.2% in Canada as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 0.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Puerto Rico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 14th and Puerto Rico ranks 11th of 121 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, 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