Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 11.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 11.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 27.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy peaked at 11.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1993.
Italy ranks 49th of 95 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.7% | — |
| 1993 | 3.4% | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 3.6% | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 3.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 3.9% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 3.9% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 4.7% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 4.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 6.0% | +26.6% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 8.0% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 8.2% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 9.0% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 10.0% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 11.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 11.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.5% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 3.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 6.3% | 4.7% | 8.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.6% | 7.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.5% | 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 11.5% 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 11.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1993.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 49th out of 95 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 27.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release