Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 13.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Italy, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 13.8% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Italy peaked at 13.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 2014.
That places Italy 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.6% | 13.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 13.4% | 13.1% | 13.8% | 4 |
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 master's or equivalent in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Italy was 13.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 13.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Italy ranks 26th out of 78 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release