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