Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 9.9% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
9.9%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
31st
of 32 countries
All-time high
11.2%
in 2018
All-time low
9.4%
in 2021
Years of data
10
2014–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy stood at 9.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy peaked at 11.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2021.
Italy ranks 31st of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.8% | 11.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 28 Brunei Darussalam 13.9% compare
- 29 Costa Rica 12.7% compare
- 30 Slovenia 10.2% compare
- 32 Ghana 9.1% compare
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 rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy was 9.9% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2021.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 31st out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release