Italy vs New Zealand: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
0.6%
in 2023
New Zealand
0.8%
in 2024
Italy rank
28th
New Zealand rank
25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- New Zealand
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 0.8% against 0.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was New Zealand ahead.
Italy ranks 28th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 124 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 1.4% | 0.7% | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 6.0% | 2.6% | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.9% | 0.5% | 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 0.8% against 0.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and New Zealand?
- 0.2%, 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 28th and New Zealand ranks 25th of 124 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, 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