Italy vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
7.8%
in 2023
Netherlands
7.5%
in 2023
Italy rank
24th
Netherlands rank
27th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 7.8% against 7.5% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 27th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 5.6% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 5.0% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 7.4% | 5.8% | 1.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 8.0% | 0.3% | Netherlands |
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 Netherlands?
- Italy, at 7.8% against 7.5% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.3%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 24th and Netherlands ranks 27th 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, 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