New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1.0%
in 2023
New Zealand rank
28th
Puerto Rico rank
25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.0% against 0.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2014 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 126 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.0% | 0.0% | 5.0% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 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, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.0% against 0.7% in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0.3%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- New Zealand ranks 28th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). 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