Italy vs Spain: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in

Italy
0.3517
in 2018
Spain
0.3509
in 2018
Italy rank
36th
Spain rank
37th

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in over time

  • Italy
  • Spain
00.10.20.30.4200620122018

How they compare

Italy currently reports 0.3517 against 0.3509 in Spain, a difference of 0.0008.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 36th and Spain ranks 37th of 71 countries.

Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Spain Difference Ahead
2000s 0.3946 0.3675 0.0271 Italy
2010s 0.3571 0.3548 0.0023 Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in, Italy or Spain?
Italy, at 0.3517 against 0.3509 in Spain as of 2018.
What is the difference in proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in between Italy and Spain?
0.0008, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Spain?
12 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2018.
How do Italy and Spain rank globally for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Italy ranks 36th and Spain ranks 37th of 71 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed