Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 6.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 6.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 25.8% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 12.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 2016.
That places Italy 101st out of 126 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 6.2% | — |
| 1999 | 5.1% | -17.9% |
| 2000 | 5.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 8.8% | +71.7% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 11.8% | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 11.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.6% | -10.8% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | -43.7% |
| 2012 | 7.0% | +18.1% |
| 2013 | 4.5% | -36.0% |
| 2014 | 6.8% | +51.3% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | -43.7% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | -14.1% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | +110.6% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +82.0% |
| 2021 | 7.6% | -39.4% |
| 2022 | 8.2% | +8.0% |
| 2023 | 6.1% | -25.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.1% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.3% | 5.1% | 11.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 3.3% | 7.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.6% | 6.1% | 12.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 967,192 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy was 6.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 12.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 101st out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release