Italy vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts
Italy
19.9%
in 2023
Sri Lanka
31.4%
in 2023
Italy rank
6th
Sri Lanka rank
3rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time
- Italy
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 31.4% against 19.9% in Italy, a difference of 11.5%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.6 times Italy's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 123 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 | 19.4% | 41.1% | 21.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 19.8% | 28.9% | 9.1% | 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 31.4% against 19.9% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Italy and Sri Lanka?
- 11.5%, 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 6th and Sri Lanka ranks 3rd of 123 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, female (%). 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