Italy vs Spain: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
19.5%
in 2023
Spain
19.3%
in 2023
Italy rank
97th
Spain rank
98th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Spain
How they compare
Italy currently reports 19.5% against 19.3% in Spain, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 97th and Spain ranks 98th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.3% | 27.2% | 0.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 23.0% | 0.7% | Spain |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 19.5% | 1.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 18.4% | 19.3% | 0.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Italy or Spain?
- Italy, at 19.5% against 19.3% in Spain as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Spain?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Spain rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 97th and Spain ranks 98th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law 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