Italy vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Italy
16.3%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
24.7%
in 2023
Italy rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 24.7% against 16.3% in Italy, a difference of 8.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times Italy's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 124 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.1% | 34.1% | 18.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 22.7% | 6.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts, Italy or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 24.7% against 16.3% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 8.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Italy ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 4th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). 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