Italy vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
1.0%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.8%
in 2023
Italy rank
23rd
Switzerland rank
25th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Switzerland
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.0% against 0.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Italy's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.
Italy ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 123 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.3% | 1.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 4.3% | 0.7% | 3.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.8% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Italy, at 1.0% against 0.8% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Switzerland?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 23rd and Switzerland ranks 25th of 123 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, female (%). 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