Denmark vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Denmark
7.4%
in 2023
Italy
7.3%
in 2023
Denmark rank
41st
Italy rank
43rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Denmark
- Italy
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Denmark ranks 41st and Italy ranks 43rd of 123 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.5% | 7.9% | 1.4% | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.5% | 8.1% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 8.5% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2020s | 6.6% | 7.5% | 0.9% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Denmark or Italy?
- Denmark, at 7.4% against 7.3% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Denmark and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Italy?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Denmark ranks 41st and Italy ranks 43rd 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, female (%). 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