Italy vs Switzerland: Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre

Italy
5.3 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Switzerland
5.73 units per square kilometre
in 2017
Italy rank
18th
Switzerland rank
17th

Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre over time

  • Italy
  • Switzerland
2468197119942017

How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 5.73 units per square kilometre against 5.3 units per square kilometre in Italy, a difference of 0.43 units per square kilometre.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 200 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Switzerland Difference Ahead
1970s 5.86 units per square kilometre 5.39 units per square kilometre 0.473 units per square kilometre Italy
1980s 6.57 units per square kilometre 6.19 units per square kilometre 0.3798 units per square kilometre Italy
1990s 6.83 units per square kilometre 4.98 units per square kilometre 1.85 units per square kilometre Italy
2000s 4.34 units per square kilometre 4.65 units per square kilometre 0.3134 units per square kilometre Switzerland
2010s 5.52 units per square kilometre 5.58 units per square kilometre 0.0514 units per square kilometre Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre, Italy or Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 5.73 units per square kilometre against 5.3 units per square kilometre in Italy as of 2017.
What is the difference in secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre between Italy and Switzerland?
0.43 units per square kilometre, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Switzerland?
38 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2017.
How do Italy and Switzerland rank globally for secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre?
Italy ranks 18th and Switzerland ranks 17th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
243 places, 8,119 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Secondary education, vocational pupils divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.