Greece vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Greece
18.4%
in 2022
Italy
17.6%
in 2023
Greece rank
5th
Italy rank
7th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Greece
- Italy
How they compare
Greece currently reports 18.4% against 17.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Italy ahead.
Greece ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th of 121 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 14.5% | 2.3% | Italy |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 14.8% | 0.6% | Italy |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 16.3% | 1.7% | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Greece or Italy?
- Greece, at 18.4% against 17.6% in Italy as of 2022.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Italy?
- 0.8%, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Greece and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Greece ranks 5th and Italy ranks 7th of 121 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, 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