Germany vs Italy: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in
Germany
48.8%
in 2024
Italy
51.3%
in 2023
Germany rank
29th
Italy rank
27th
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in over time
- Germany
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 51.3% against 48.8% in Germany, a difference of 2.5%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 29th and Italy ranks 27th 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 | 64.6% | 63.6% | 1.0% | Germany |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 46.6% | 13.5% | Germany |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 56.8% | 9.1% | Italy |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 51.9% | 4.4% | 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?
- Italy, at 51.3% against 48.8% in Germany as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in between Germany and Italy?
- 2.5%, with Italy 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 29th and Italy ranks 27th 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, 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