Austria vs Italy: Share of the population with tertiary education
Austria
15.9%
in 2020
Italy
15.9%
in 2020
Austria rank
51st
Italy rank
51st
Share of the population with tertiary education over time
- Austria
- Italy
How they compare
Austria currently reports 15.9% against 15.9% in Italy, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1870 it was Austria ahead.
Austria ranks 51st and Italy ranks 51st of 111 countries.
Across the 16 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 13 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | 0.6% | 0.2% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 1880s | 0.9% | 0.2% | 0.7% | Austria |
| 1890s | 1.2% | 0.3% | 0.9% | Austria |
| 1900s | 1.6% | 0.6% | 1.1% | Austria |
| 1910s | 2.0% | 0.8% | 1.2% | Austria |
| 1920s | 2.3% | 0.9% | 1.4% | Austria |
| 1930s | 2.8% | 1.1% | 1.7% | Austria |
| 1940s | 2.7% | 1.4% | 1.3% | Austria |
| 1950s | 2.2% | 1.7% | 0.5% | Austria |
| 1960s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 0.1% | Austria |
| 1970s | 3.0% | 3.1% | 0.1% | Italy |
| 1980s | 4.2% | 5.1% | 0.9% | Italy |
| 1990s | 8.2% | 7.8% | 0.3% | Austria |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 11.6% | 4.0% | Austria |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 14.5% | 4.1% | Austria |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.9% | 0.0% | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of the population with tertiary education, Austria or Italy?
- Austria, at 15.9% against 15.9% in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in share of the population with tertiary education between Austria and Italy?
- 0.0%, with Austria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Italy?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1870 to 2020.
- How do Austria and Italy rank globally for share of the population with tertiary education?
- Austria ranks 51st and Italy ranks 51st of 111 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Barro and Lee (2015); Lee and Lee (2016) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of the population with tertiary education. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of the population aged 25 to 65 years who have either completed or partially completed tertiary education.