Italy vs Netherlands: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Italy
17.6%
in 2023
Netherlands
18.9%
in 2023
Italy rank
7th
Netherlands rank
4th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Italy
- Netherlands
How they compare
Netherlands currently reports 18.9% against 17.6% in Italy, a difference of 1.3%.
That makes Netherlands's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th of 121 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 8.6% | 1.7% | Italy |
| 2000s | 11.5% | 8.4% | 3.1% | Italy |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 16.0% | 0.9% | Netherlands |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 18.3% | 1.7% | Netherlands |
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?
- Netherlands, at 18.9% against 17.6% in Italy as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Italy and Netherlands?
- 1.3%, with Netherlands 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 7th and Netherlands ranks 4th 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