Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 75.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
75.8%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
67th
of 124 countries
All-time high
78.1%
in 2007
All-time low
67.3%
in 2016
Years of data
23
1998–2023
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Italy stood at 75.8%.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Italy peaked at 78.1% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 2016.
Italy ranks 67th of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 75.5% | — |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 74.7% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 73.9% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 75.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.6% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 67.3% | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.3% | +12.0% |
| 2019 | 75.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 76.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.7% | 75.5% | 75.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 73.9% | 78.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 72.8% | 67.3% | 75.3% | 8 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 75.8% | 77.1% | 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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Italy?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Italy was 75.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2007.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Italy ranks 67th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release