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

Greece
13.9%
in 2018
Italy
14.3%
in 2018
Greece rank
10th
Italy rank
9th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Greece
  • Italy
051015199820082018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 14.3% against 13.9% in Greece, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Italy has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 10th and Italy ranks 9th of 97 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Greece Italy Difference Ahead
2000s 11.1% 13.3% 2.1% Italy
2010s 12.4% 13.3% 0.9% Italy

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?
Italy, at 14.3% against 13.9% in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Greece and Italy?
0.4%, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Italy?
10 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2018.
How do Greece and Italy rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Greece ranks 10th 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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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.