Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy stood at 8.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.6% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 8.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2008.
Italy ranks 19th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 7.8% | — |
| 1999 | 7.4% | -4.3% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 6.8% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -4.4% |
| 2003 | 6.3% | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 5.6% | -10.6% |
| 2005 | 5.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 5.7% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.0% | -8.0% |
| 2011 | 6.1% | +22.2% |
| 2012 | 6.3% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 6.8% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 7.5% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.0% | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.4% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.0% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 7.0% | 6.1% | 7.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.7% | 7.4% | 8.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 16 Kenya 8.1% compare
- 17 Canada 8.1% compare
- 18 Uzbekistan 8.0% compare
- 20 Bangladesh 8.0% compare
- 21 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8.0% compare
- 22 Luxembourg 7.9% 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 8.0% 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 8.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 19th out of 123 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 17.9%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release