Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.1% 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 8.1%.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 22.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 8.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 5.2%, in 2008.
That places Italy 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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 | 8.4% | — |
| 1999 | 7.8% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 6.7% | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 6.6% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 6.4% | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 6.0% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 5.8% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -6.7% |
| 2011 | 6.0% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 6.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 6.4% | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.6% | +17.9% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 7.9% | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.8% | 8.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.2% | 7.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.9% | 6.0% | 7.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.3% | 8.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- 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)
- 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)
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 8.1% 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 8.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.2% in 2008.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 16th 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 22.7%. 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 Natural Sciences, Mathematics and Statistics programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release