Italy vs Sweden: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male
Italy
63.5%
in 2023
Sweden
63.6%
in 2024
Italy rank
42nd
Sweden rank
41st
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 63.6% against 63.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 41st of 189 countries.
Sweden has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.6% | 60.2% | 6.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 54.7% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 61.6% | 0.7% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male, Italy or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 63.6% against 63.5% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- Italy ranks 42nd and Sweden ranks 41st of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). 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