Italy vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
15.5%
in 2023
Netherlands
15.3%
in 2023
Italy rank
9th
Netherlands rank
10th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Italy currently reports 15.5% against 15.3% in Netherlands, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th of 124 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.2% | 8.7% | 0.5% | Italy |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 8.4% | 1.8% | Italy |
| 2010s | 13.8% | 13.2% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 14.9% | 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 Netherlands?
- Italy, at 15.5% against 15.3% in Netherlands as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Netherlands?
- 0.2%, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Netherlands?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Netherlands rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 10th 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release