Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy is 0.3%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 0.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2002.
That places Italy 60th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 tertiary education graduating from in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -23.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +21.7% |
| 2013 | 0.4% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 57 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 58 Sweden 0.3% compare
- 59 Madagascar 0.3% compare
- 61 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 62 Netherlands 0.3% compare
- 63 Malta 0.3% compare
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.63 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.167 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0445 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2023)
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 0.3% 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 0.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2002.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 60th out of 121 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 down 11.7%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release