Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Italy
Italy: Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion was 548,633 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Italy, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Italy is 548,633, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Italy peaked at 560,017 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 501,023, in 2013.
Italy ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Graduates by education level, programme orientation … completion in Italy, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 501,023 | — |
| 2014 | 536,638 | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 533,092 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 543,875 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 554,181 | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 536,303 | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 543,560 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 556,788 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 560,017 | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 556,900 | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 550,190 | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 548,633 | -0.3% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 548,633 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83,750, 6.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Italy's 548,633 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85,533, 6.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 535,525 | 501,023 | 554,181 | 7 |
| 2020s | 554,506 | 548,633 | 560,017 | 5 |
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 graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Italy?
- Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex in Italy was 548,633 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 560,017 in 2021.
- What is the lowest graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 501,023 in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex?
- Italy ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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