How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?

14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.

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.

Italy vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Italy

6.9%

in 2018

United States of America

6.8%

in 2016

Italy rank

68th

United States of America rank

70th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

Italy
United States of America

How they compare

Italy currently reports 6.9% against 6.8% in United States of America, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was United States of America ahead.

Italy ranks 68th and United States of America ranks 70th of 98 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
1990s	5.1%	11.4%	6.4%	United States of America
2000s	9.5%	11.4%	1.9%	United States of America
2010s	5.2%	8.1%	2.9%	United States of America

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?: Italy, at 6.9% against 6.8% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and United States of America?: 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?: Italy ranks 68th and United States of America ranks 70th of 98 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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Indicator: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Education programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 98 places, 1,156 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed education programmes in the reference year.