China vs Italy: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per

China
3.17 units per square kilometre
in 2023
Italy
3.27 units per square kilometre
in 2023
China rank
38th
Italy rank
36th

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

  • China
  • Italy
0123197119972023

How they compare

Italy currently reports 3.27 units per square kilometre against 3.17 units per square kilometre in China, a difference of 0.1 units per square kilometre.

Across all 29 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

China ranks 38th and Italy ranks 36th of 191 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade China Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 0.041 units per square kilometre 2.02 units per square kilometre 1.98 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 0.0825 units per square kilometre 2.15 units per square kilometre 2.07 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 0.3201 units per square kilometre 2.92 units per square kilometre 2.6 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 1.27 units per square kilometre 2.91 units per square kilometre 1.64 units per square kilometre Italy
2010s 2.05 units per square kilometre 2.78 units per square kilometre 0.7286 units per square kilometre Italy
2020s 2.91 units per square kilometre 3.15 units per square kilometre 0.2421 units per square kilometre Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per, China or Italy?
Italy, at 3.27 units per square kilometre against 3.17 units per square kilometre in China as of 2023.
What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per between China and Italy?
0.1 units per square kilometre, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
29 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2023.
How do China and Italy rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per?
China ranks 38th and Italy ranks 36th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per square kilometre. 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, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 5,390 data points, 1970–2023
Last refreshed

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