Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Italy: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
27.96 million number
in 2019
Italy
2.95 million number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
37th
Italy rank
35th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Italy
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 27.96 million number against 2.95 million number in Italy, a difference of 25.01 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 9.5 times Italy's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Italy ranks 35th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Italy Difference Ahead
1970s 33.68 million number 3.97 million number 29.71 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 33.43 million number 4.46 million number 28.97 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 33.90 million number 4.27 million number 29.63 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 37.62 million number 3.21 million number 34.41 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 32.55 million number 2.99 million number 29.56 million number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) or Italy?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 27.96 million number against 2.95 million number in Italy as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Italy?
25.01 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Italy?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) and Italy rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 37th and Italy ranks 35th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.