Germany vs Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Germany
51.2%
in 2024
Italy
48.7%
in 2023
Germany rank
163rd
Italy rank
165th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 51.2% against 48.7% in Italy, a difference of 2.5%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.
Germany ranks 163rd and Italy ranks 165th of 190 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 36.4% | 1.0% | Italy |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 53.4% | 13.5% | Italy |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 43.2% | 9.1% | Germany |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 48.1% | 4.4% | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in, Germany or Italy?
- Germany, at 51.2% against 48.7% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Germany and Italy?
- 2.5%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2023.
- How do Germany and Italy rank globally for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 163rd and Italy ranks 165th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in general 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
February 2026 Data Release