Italy vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
8.1%
in 2023
United States of America
8.1%
in 2023
Italy rank
16th
United States of America rank
17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- United States of America
How they compare
Italy currently reports 8.1% against 8.1% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 9 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.
Italy ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th of 121 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 5.1% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 5.9% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 0.0% | Italy |
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 United States of America?
- Italy, at 8.1% against 8.1% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and United States of America?
- 0.0%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 16th and United States of America ranks 17th 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