Italy vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Italy
7.6%
in 2018
United States of America
7.2%
in 2016
Italy rank
17th
United States of America rank
19th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Italy
  • United States of America
02468199820082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 7.6% against 7.2% in United States of America, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 19th of 97 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 7.4% 6.0% 1.5% Italy
2000s 6.0% 5.3% 0.7% Italy
2010s 6.8% 6.0% 0.8% 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 7.6% against 7.2% in United States of America as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and United States of America?
0.4%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States of America?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Italy and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Italy ranks 17th and United States of America ranks 19th 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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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.