Ireland vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Ireland
0.2%
in 2016
Italy
0.5%
in 2018
Ireland rank
20th
Italy rank
17th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Ireland
  • Italy
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How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.5% against 0.2% in Ireland, a difference of 0.3%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.9 times Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.

Ireland ranks 20th and Italy ranks 17th of 108 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ireland averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ireland Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Ireland
2000s 1.9% 0.9% 1.0% Ireland
2010s 4.1% 5.6% 1.5% Italy

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?
Italy, at 0.5% against 0.2% in Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Ireland and Italy?
0.3%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ireland and Italy?
14 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 20th and Italy ranks 17th of 108 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,285 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.