Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 0.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.4% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy peaked at 0.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2016.
That places Italy 38th out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | 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% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 55% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.4% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 55% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 doctoral or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Italy was 0.4% in 2023, 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 0.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 38th out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release