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

Australia
948,506 number
in 2018
Italy
1.05 million number
in 2018
Australia rank
27th
Italy rank
24th

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female over time

  • Australia
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 1.05 million number against 948,506 number in Australia, a difference of 103,154 number.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Italy ahead.

Australia ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 187 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 106,751 number 357,540 number 250,789 number Italy
1980s 181,605 number 526,296 number 344,691 number Italy
1990s 408,777 number 841,764 number 432,987 number Italy
2010s 1.04 million number 1.03 million number 13,256 number Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female, Australia or Italy?
Italy, at 1.05 million number against 948,506 number in Australia as of 2018.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female between Australia and Italy?
103,154 number, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
30 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2018.
How do Australia and Italy rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female?
Australia ranks 27th and Italy ranks 24th of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number). 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,150 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

The total number of female students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.