Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 10.4% 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 10.4%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Italy peaked at 10.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.1%, in 2007.
That places Italy 53rd out of 75 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 | 7.2% | — |
| 2007 | 7.1% | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 7.7% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 8.0% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 8.3% | +10.5% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 9.8% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 10.4% | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 8.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.5% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.7% | 10.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 50 Uganda 11.0% compare
- 51 Malaysia 11.0% compare
- 52 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10.8% compare
- 54 Bangladesh 7.4% compare
- 55 Costa Rica 7.1%
- 56 Namibia 7.0% compare
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 10.4% 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 10.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.1% in 2007.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Italy ranks 53rd out of 75 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 24.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release