Canada vs New Zealand: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+

Canada
13.26
in 2016
New Zealand
13.17
in 2016
Canada rank
7th
New Zealand rank
10th

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ over time

  • Canada
  • New Zealand
051015197619962016

How they compare

Canada currently reports 13.26 against 13.17 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.09.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1981 it was New Zealand ahead.

Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 91 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada New Zealand Difference Ahead
1980s 10.02 10.22 0.2003 New Zealand
1990s 10.82 11.87 1.05 New Zealand
2000s 12.72 13.45 0.7365 New Zealand
2010s 13.23 13.08 0.1557 Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+, Canada or New Zealand?
Canada, at 13.26 against 13.17 in New Zealand as of 2016.
What is the difference in uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ between Canada and New Zealand?
0.09, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and New Zealand?
6 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2016.
How do Canada and New Zealand rank globally for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Canada ranks 7th and New Zealand ranks 10th of 91 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s male adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/