Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.1% 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 3.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.2% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 6.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2001.
That places Italy 108th 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 | 1.7% | — |
| 1999 | 1.5% | -11.8% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -10.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +51.5% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 2.1% | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | +12.8% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 2.1% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 6.1% | +219.7% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | -66.4% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +16.5% |
| 2019 | 2.5% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 2.8% | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.3% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 1.9% | 6.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 3.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
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 3.1% 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 6.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 108th 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 50.6%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release