Greece vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Greece
23.2%
in 2022
Italy
22.7%
in 2023
Greece rank
42nd
Italy rank
44th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 23.2% against 22.7% in Italy, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 42nd and Italy ranks 44th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 24.8% | 5.4% | Italy |
| 2010s | 27.4% | 24.7% | 2.7% | Greece |
| 2020s | 23.1% | 23.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 23.2% against 22.7% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Italy?
- 0.5%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 42nd and Italy ranks 44th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, male (%). 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