Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.2% in 2022. β² Rising
Latest (2022)
0.2%
Change on year
down 9.5%
World rank
22nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 2021
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
9
2014β2022
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Italy, 2014β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 9.5% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy peaked at 0.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Italy ranks 22nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 3 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy was 0.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 22nd out of 35 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release