Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy is 0.5%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.5% on the previous year and up 78.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 1.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 2014.
That places Italy 113th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.5% | — |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -18.3% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -29.8% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +39.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +13.1% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +4.7% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +23.1% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -36.7% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | -9.3% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | +312.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -73.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +65.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | +12.5% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | +8.9% |
| 2023 | 0.5% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.3% | 1.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 110 Belgium 0.8% compare
- 111 Burkina Faso 0.6% compare
- 112 Mozambique 0.6% compare
- 114 Puerto Rico 0.4% compare
- 115 Seychelles 0.4% compare
- 116 Samoa 0.2% compare
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 0.5% 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 1.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 113th 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 up 78.5%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release