Canada vs New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Canada
7.9%
in 2023
New Zealand
7.9%
in 2024
Canada rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
22nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Canada
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.9% against 7.9% in Canada, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2013 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 121 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.8% | 0.8% | Canada |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.9% | 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, Canada or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7.9% against 7.9% in Canada as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and New Zealand?
- 0.0%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2023.
- How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 22nd 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, male (%). 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