Iceland vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
16.2%
in 2023
Italy
15.5%
in 2023
Iceland rank
7th
Italy rank
9th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 16.2% against 15.5% in Italy, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 7th and Italy ranks 9th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 1.0% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 11.7% | 1.9% | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 14.3% | 1.6% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 15.0% | 1.5% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Iceland or Italy?
- Iceland, at 16.2% against 15.5% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.7%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Italy?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Iceland and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Iceland ranks 7th and Italy ranks 9th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release