Germany vs Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Germany
38.8%
in 2024
Italy
38.6%
in 2023
Germany rank
33rd
Italy rank
34th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Germany currently reports 38.8% against 38.6% in Italy, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 33rd and Italy ranks 34th of 168 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 | 59.4% | 53.2% | 6.3% | Germany |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 39.2% | 14.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 45.2% | 6.3% | Italy |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 39.2% | 2.2% | Italy |
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 38.8% against 38.6% in Italy as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Germany and Italy?
- 0.2%, 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 33rd and Italy ranks 34th of 168 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). 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