Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 19.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Italy stood at 19.0%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 36.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Italy peaked at 19.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2001.
Italy ranks 77th of 110 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Italy, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.4% | — |
| 2005 | 10.9% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 11.4% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 12.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 13.5% | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 13.9% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 17.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.6% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +6.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.5% | 9.4% | 12.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 12.8% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.9% | 17.1% | 19.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 103.57 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Italy?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Italy was 19.0% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 19.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Italy ranks 77th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.