Italy vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
6.1%
in 2023
United States of America
6.5%
in 2023
Italy rank
101st
United States of America rank
98th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 6.5% against 6.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.
Italy ranks 101st and United States of America ranks 98th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.1% | 11.4% | 6.4% | United States of America |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 7.1% | 2.0% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 6.5% | 2.3% | 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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 6.5% against 6.1% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.4%, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 101st and United States of America ranks 98th 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