Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Italy
Italy: Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad was 84,918 Persons in 2023. ▲ Rising
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Italy, 2013–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
Italy recorded 84,918 Persons for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Italy peaked at 84,918 Persons in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45,367 Persons, in 2013.
That places Italy 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Italy, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 45,367 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 47,131 Persons | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 52,769 Persons | +12.0% |
| 2016 | 64,251 Persons | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 71,661 Persons | +11.5% |
| 2018 | 72,683 Persons | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 73,910 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 81,092 Persons | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 81,530 Persons | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 83,638 Persons | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 84,918 Persons | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 61,110 Persons | 45,367 Persons | 73,910 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 82,795 Persons | 81,092 Persons | 84,918 Persons | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 2 France 114,816 Persons compare
- 2 Poland 25,483 Persons compare
- 3 Netherlands 18,895 Persons compare
- 3 United States 102,045 Persons compare
- 3 Croatia 6,249 Persons compare
- 4 Lithuania 7,345 Persons compare
- 4 Brazil 88,343 Persons compare
- 5 Latvia 4,548 Persons compare
- 6 Colombia 58,092 Persons compare
- 6 Estonia 3,016 Persons compare
- 7 Slovenia 2,943 Persons compare
- 7 Spain 50,510 Persons compare
- 8 Canada 49,032 Persons compare
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Italy?
- Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad in Italy was 84,918 Persons in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 84,918 Persons in 2023.
- What is the lowest number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,367 Persons in 2013.
- How does Italy rank for number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad?
- Italy ranks 5th out of 32 countries with data for 2023.
- Is number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the total number of mobile national students abroad. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.