Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 21.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 21.9% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.3% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy peaked at 21.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.2%, in 2006.
Italy ranks 56th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.1% | 12.2% | 13.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 13.8% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.6% | 19.5% | 21.9% | 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 21.9% 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 21.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Italy ranks 56th out of 77 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 38.7%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release