Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 16.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 16.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts 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 tertiary education graduating from arts in Italy peaked at 16.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2003.
That places Italy 7th out of 124 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 16.5% | — |
| 1999 | 15.3% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 14.9% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 13.8% | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 13.2% | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | -5.0% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 14.5% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 14.5% | -5.0% |
| 2011 | 15.5% | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 15.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 15.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 16.9% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 15.8% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 16.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.9% | 15.3% | 16.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 14.0% | 12.6% | 15.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 16.1% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 4 Sri Lanka 24.7% compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 16.7% compare
- 6 Jordan 16.5% compare
- 8 United States of America 16.1% compare
- 9 Macau, China 15.8% compare
- 10 Brunei Darussalam 15.2% compare
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Italy?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Italy was 16.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2003.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release