Italy vs Puerto Rico: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
0.8%
in 2023
Puerto Rico
1.0%
in 2023
Italy rank
27th
Puerto Rico rank
25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 126 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 0.8% | 5.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.6% | 0.1% | 4.5% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.1% | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 0.2%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 27th and Puerto Rico ranks 25th of 126 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). 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