Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.5%
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
39th
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2012
All-time low
0.4%
in 2002
Years of data
23
1998–2023
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.5% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2023.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Italy peaked at 0.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
Italy ranks 39th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.5% | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.5% | -1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.5% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +5.5% |
| 2004 | 0.4% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | +1.6% |
Italy compared with similar countries
- Italy's 0.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Italy's 0.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 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 percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Italy?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Italy was 0.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Italy ranks 39th out of 120 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release