Australia vs Italy: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)

Australia
1.05 million
in 2024
Italy
1.25 million
in 2023
Australia rank
26th
Italy rank
23rd

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

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.25 million against 1.05 million in Australia, a difference of 197,000.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd of 195 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 106,751 357,540 250,789 Italy
1980s 178,858 521,499 342,641 Italy
1990s 408,777 841,764 432,987 Italy
2010s 1.04 million 1.04 million 1,117 Italy
2020s 993,224 1.19 million 196,819 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 1.25 million against 1.05 million in Australia as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) between Australia and Italy?
197,000, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
36 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2023.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number)?
Australia ranks 26th and Italy ranks 23rd of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), gaps filled. 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, female (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,894 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) with 647 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.