Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts

Italy
16.8%
in 2018
Saudi Arabia
19.2%
in 2019
Italy rank
6th
Saudi Arabia rank
4th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time

  • Italy
  • Saudi Arabia
10203040199820082019

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 19.2% against 16.8% in Italy, a difference of 2.4%.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 97 countries.

Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 14.3% 34.6% 20.2% Saudi Arabia
2010s 15.9% 24.3% 8.3% Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 19.2% against 16.8% in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
2.4%, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
Italy ranks 6th and Saudi Arabia ranks 4th of 97 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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.