Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Italy
Italy: Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban was 20.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy is 20.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Italy peaked at 20.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 1992.
That places Italy 68th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.3% | — |
| 1993 | 5.3% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 5.5% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 6.0% | +7.9% |
| 1996 | 6.3% | +5.2% |
| 1997 | 6.6% | +5.7% |
| 2001 | 8.4% | +26.6% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 10.6% | +8.7% |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 13.1% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 15.0% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 15.9% | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 16.7% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 17.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 18.9% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 19.3% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 18.9% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 18.9% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 20.3% | +6.1% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 20.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 40.6%, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Italy's 20.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.6%, 50% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … female short-cycle tertiary urban in Italy changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +26.6% | 6.6% | 8.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.8% | 5.3% | 6.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 8.4% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 13.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 18.9% | 20.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 97.84 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.94 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 423,797 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 6,592 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 667,641 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 620,157 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.167 % change on previous year (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 20.3% 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 20.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 1992.
- How does Italy rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Italy ranks 68th out of 101 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 35.2%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release