Italy vs Poland: Tertiary education participation

Italy
1,926
in 2012
Poland
2,007
in 2012
Italy rank
6th
Poland rank
4th

Tertiary education participation over time

  • Italy
  • Poland
05001.0k1.5k2.0k199820052012

How they compare

Poland currently reports 2,007 against 1,926 in Italy, a difference of 81.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 6th and Poland ranks 4th of 34 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Poland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Poland Difference Ahead
1990s 1,833 1,295 538.05 Italy
2000s 1,944 2,002 57.57 Poland
2010s 1,958 2,079 120.77 Poland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tertiary education participation, Italy or Poland?
Poland, at 2,007 against 1,926 in Italy as of 2012.
What is the difference in tertiary education participation between Italy and Poland?
81, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Poland?
15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2012.
How do Italy and Poland rank globally for tertiary education participation?
Italy ranks 6th and Poland ranks 4th of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Eurostat, published as Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Italy vs Poland: Tertiary education participation. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 20 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/compare/tertiary-education-participation-1998-2012/italy/poland/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/compare/tertiary-education-participation-1998-2012/italy/poland/">Italy vs Poland: Tertiary education participation</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Tertiary education participation (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 516 data points, 1998–2012
Last refreshed