Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 16.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, 1971–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy is 16.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy peaked at 16.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 1971.
That places Italy 80th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.8% | 3.8% | 1 |
| 1980s | 5.4% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.1% | 9.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.3% | 11.8% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.2% | 14.7% | 16.0% | 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 16.0% 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 16.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 1971.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 80th out of 129 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 26.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release