Germany vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Germany
8.2%
in 2024
Italy
8.1%
in 2023
Germany rank
13th
Italy rank
16th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 8.2% against 8.1% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 7.8% | 2.2% | Italy |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 6.8% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.6% | 0.9% | Germany |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 0.0% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 8.2% against 8.1% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Germany and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 13th and Italy ranks 16th of 121 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, 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