Italy vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts

Italy
16.8%
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
15.4%
in 2016
Italy rank
6th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
8th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts over time

  • Italy
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
051015199820082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 16.8% against 15.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 1.4%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th of 97 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 14.0% 15.3% 1.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 15.8% 15.9% 0.1% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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 Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Italy, at 16.8% against 15.4% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts between Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1.4%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2016.
How do Italy and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
Italy ranks 6th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 8th 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.