Italy vs New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
7.8%
in 2023
New Zealand
7.9%
in 2024
Italy rank
24th
New Zealand rank
22nd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 7.9% against 7.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and New Zealand ranks 22nd of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.6% | 7.0% | 1.4% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 6.8% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.9% | 0.2% | 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, Italy or New Zealand?
- New Zealand, at 7.9% against 7.8% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.1%, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and New Zealand?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Italy and New Zealand rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 24th 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