Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 15.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy is 15.1%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy peaked at 15.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.1%, in 2006.
That places Italy 45th out of 74 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.1% | — |
| 2007 | 8.6% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 9.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +13.1% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 13.2% | +8.0% |
| 2018 | 13.1% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 14.1% | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 15.1% | +5.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.8% | 8.1% | 9.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 9.4% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 13.3% | 15.1% | 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)
- 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy was 15.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 15.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.1% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Italy ranks 45th out of 74 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release