Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 17.6% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.6% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Italy peaked at 17.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2014.
Italy ranks 59th of 112 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's … Bachelor both in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 14.0% | — |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 15.5% | +6.0% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +6.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 17.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 29.7%, 59% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Italy's 17.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26.4%, 67% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.0% | 16.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 16.3% | 17.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (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 17.6% 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 17.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 59th out of 112 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 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release