Germany vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Germany
1.3%
in 2024
Italy
1.4%
in 2023
Germany rank
17th
Italy rank
15th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 1.4% against 1.3% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 72 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.0% | 1.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 0.2% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Germany or Italy?
- Italy, at 1.4% against 1.3% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Germany and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 17th and Italy ranks 15th of 72 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). 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