Italy vs Sweden: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
2.6%
in 2023
Sweden
2.7%
in 2023
Italy rank
69th
Sweden rank
68th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 2.7% against 2.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Italy ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 68th of 122 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 1.9% | 1.8% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.8% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 2.4% | 0.6% | Sweden |
| 2020s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.1% | 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 Sweden?
- Sweden, at 2.7% against 2.6% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Sweden?
- 0.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Sweden?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Sweden rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 69th and Sweden ranks 68th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, female (%). 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