France vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
France
8.0%
in 2018
Italy
7.6%
in 2018
France rank
15th
Italy rank
17th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 8.0% against 7.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 15th and Italy ranks 17th of 97 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.5% | 5.9% | 2.6% | France |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 7.0% | 0.3% | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, France or Italy?
- France, at 8.0% against 7.6% in Italy as of 2018.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between France and Italy?
- 0.4%, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 15th and Italy ranks 17th of 97 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
Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.