Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 18.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy stood at 18.2%. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy peaked at 18.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2006.
That places Italy 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 10.4% | — |
| 2007 | 10.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 11.5% | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 12.8% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 14.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 18.2% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.1% | 10.4% | 11.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 12.1% | 16.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 17.2% | 16.8% | 18.2% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Italy?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy was 18.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2006.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 33rd out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release