Italy vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
10.0%
in 2023
Sweden
10.0%
in 2023
Italy rank
35th
Sweden rank
33rd
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 10.0% against 10.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Sweden in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 11.7% | 4.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 12.6% | 10.6% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 11.1% | 1.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 10.6% | 0.8% | Sweden |
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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 10.0% against 10.0% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.0%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 35th and Sweden ranks 33rd of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Health and Welfare 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