Italy vs New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
1.0%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.7%
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
New Zealand rank
26th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.0% against 0.7% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 26th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and New Zealand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 2.1% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | 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?
- Italy, 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 Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.3%, with Italy 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 23rd and New Zealand ranks 26th of 123 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, 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