Iceland vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Iceland
17.5%
in 2023
Italy
17.6%
in 2023
Iceland rank
8th
Italy rank
7th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Iceland
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 17.6% against 17.5% in Iceland, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 8th and Italy ranks 7th of 121 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 | 11.4% | 10.3% | 1.1% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 13.0% | 2.6% | Italy |
| 2010s | 18.1% | 15.7% | 2.4% | Iceland |
| 2020s | 18.0% | 16.6% | 1.4% | 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?
- Italy, at 17.6% against 17.5% in Iceland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Iceland and Italy?
- 0.1%, with Italy 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 8th 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