Italy vs Saudi Arabia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
3.9%
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
3.8%
in 2024
Italy rank
52nd
Saudi Arabia rank
54th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Italy currently reports 3.9% against 3.8% in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 124 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 0.1% | 1.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 3.5% | 1.7% | 1.8% | 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Italy, at 3.9% against 3.8% in Saudi Arabia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.1%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Saudi Arabia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2022.
- How do Italy and Saudi Arabia rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 52nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 54th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, 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