Ireland vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Ireland
8.0%
in 2016
Italy
7.6%
in 2018
Ireland rank
14th
Italy rank
17th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Ireland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Ireland currently reports 8.0% against 7.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.4%.

That makes Ireland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Ireland ahead.

Ireland ranks 14th and Italy ranks 17th of 97 countries.

Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 10.3% 7.6% 2.7% Ireland
2000s 7.8% 6.4% 1.4% Ireland
2010s 7.2% 6.9% 0.3% Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Ireland or Italy?
Ireland, at 8.0% against 7.6% in Italy as of 2016.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Italy?
0.4%, with Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2016.
How do Ireland and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Ireland ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes in the reference year.