Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy stood at 0.2%.
The figure is down 11.2% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 0.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2014.
Italy ranks 95th of 114 countries on this measure, 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3% | — |
| 1999 | 0.3% | -7.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -26.3% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -7.8% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +9.1% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -33.9% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +29.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -19.5% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +42.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 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 0.2% 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 0.3% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2014.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 95th out of 114 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 18.5%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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