Canada vs Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Canada
14.6%
in 2018
Italy
14.3%
in 2018
Canada rank
8th
Italy rank
9th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Canada
  • Italy
051015199820082018

How they compare

Canada currently reports 14.6% against 14.3% in Italy, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 97 countries.

Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Canada Italy Difference Ahead
1990s 15.1% 9.0% 6.1% Canada
2010s 14.7% 13.5% 1.2% Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Canada or Italy?
Canada, at 14.6% against 14.3% in Italy as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Canada and Italy?
0.3%, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Italy?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2018.
How do Canada and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Canada ranks 8th and Italy ranks 9th of 97 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

Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,144 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.