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

Italy
0.5%
in 2018
Switzerland
0.7%
in 2018
Italy rank
17th
Switzerland rank
15th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.7% against 0.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Italy ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th of 108 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0% 0.2% 0.2% Switzerland
2000s 1.6% 0.2% 1.3% Italy
2010s 4.4% 0.6% 3.8% 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 Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 0.7% against 0.5% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Switzerland?
0.2%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Italy ranks 17th and Switzerland ranks 15th 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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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.