Italy vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Italy
16.3%
in 2023
United States of America
16.1%
in 2023
Italy rank
7th
United States of America rank
8th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 16.3% against 16.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 8th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.3% | 11.8% | 3.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 20.2% | 4.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 17.5% | 1.2% | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Italy, at 16.3% against 16.1% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Italy ranks 7th and United States of America ranks 8th 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