Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.4% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Italy peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
Italy ranks 37th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Italy, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.3% | — |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +32.3% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | +13.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Italy?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Italy was 0.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Italy ranks 37th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.