Italy vs Macau, China: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
6.1%
in 2023
Macau, China
6.5%
in 2024
Italy rank
101st
Macau, China rank
99th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Macau, China
How they compare
Macau, China currently reports 6.5% against 6.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Macau, China's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 101st and Macau, China ranks 99th of 126 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Macau, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.0% | 5.1% | 4.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.5% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 7.6% | 1.1% | Italy |
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 Macau, China?
- Macau, China, at 6.5% against 6.1% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Macau, China?
- 0.4%, with Macau, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Macau, China?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Macau, China rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 101st and Macau, China ranks 99th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education 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