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

Germany
2.5%
in 2018
Italy
2.6%
in 2018
Germany rank
67th
Italy rank
64th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Germany
  • Italy
012345199820082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 2.6% against 2.5% in Germany, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Italy's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 67th and Italy ranks 64th of 101 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 3.4% 0.1% 3.3% Germany
2000s 3.7% 1.1% 2.6% Germany
2010s 2.5% 0.9% 1.6% 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 2.6% against 2.5% in Germany as of 2018.
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?
7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Germany and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Germany ranks 67th and Italy ranks 64th of 101 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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
101 places, 1,160 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

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