Canada vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Canada
8.1%
in 2023
Italy
8.0%
in 2023
Canada rank
17th
Italy rank
19th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Canada
- Italy
How they compare
Canada currently reports 8.1% against 8.0% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Italy ranks 19th of 123 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.7% | 7.8% | 1.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 7.3% | 0.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 8.0% | 7.7% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Canada or Italy?
- Canada, at 8.1% against 8.0% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Canada ranks 17th and Italy ranks 19th of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics 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