Italy vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes
Italy
42,688
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
1.62 million
in 2024
Italy rank
23rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
21st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes over time
- Italy
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 1.62 million against 42,688 in Italy, a difference of 1.58 million.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s figure about 37.9 times Italy's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 23rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 21st of 143 countries.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12,369 | 376,555 | 364,186 | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2000s | 32,232 | 519,987 | 487,755 | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 32,888 | 942,449 | 909,562 | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 36,361 | 1.45 million | 1.42 million | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes, Italy or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 1.62 million against 42,688 in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes between Italy and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 1.58 million, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Italy and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, both sexes?
- Italy ranks 23rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 21st of 143 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes (number). 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