Italy vs Switzerland: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)

Italy
0.0376 units per person
in 2023
Switzerland
0.0375 units per person
in 2024
Italy rank
65th
Switzerland rank
66th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
0.010.020.030.04197119972024

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.0376 units per person against 0.0375 units per person in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0001 units per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 66th of 197 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 4 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 0.0164 units per person 0.0101 units per person 0.0063 units per person Italy
1980s 0.0206 units per person 0.016 units per person 0.0046 units per person Italy
1990s 0.0293 units per person 0.0209 units per person 0.0083 units per person Italy
2000s 0.0335 units per person 0.0262 units per person 0.0073 units per person Italy
2010s 0.0315 units per person 0.0347 units per person 0.0032 units per person Switzerland
2020s 0.0359 units per person 0.0379 units per person 0.002 units per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), Italy or Switzerland?
Italy, at 0.0376 units per person against 0.0375 units per person in Switzerland as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) between Italy and Switzerland?
0.0001 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number)?
Italy ranks 65th and Switzerland ranks 66th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number), per capita
Unit
units per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
197 places, 6,565 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.