Italy vs Netherlands: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher
Italy
97.5%
in 2023
Netherlands
97.3%
in 2023
Italy rank
43rd
Netherlands rank
45th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 97.5% against 97.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Netherlands ahead.
Italy ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 45th of 105 countries.
Netherlands has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 2000s | 97.0% | 99.1% | 2.1% | Netherlands |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 98.2% | 3.5% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 97.9% | 1.0% | Netherlands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, Italy or Netherlands?
- Italy, at 97.5% against 97.3% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Italy ranks 43rd and Netherlands ranks 45th of 105 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, 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