Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.4% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Italy recorded 1.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
That represents a change of up 98.4% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 1.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2020.
That places Italy 15th out of 72 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9% | — |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +24.2% |
| 2002 | 1.4% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -31.7% |
| 2005 | 1.0% | +16.5% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | +15.0% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +61.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | -11.2% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -29.6% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 1.2% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -46.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +55.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | -41.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +99.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -43.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +98.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.1% | 0.8% | 1.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.7% | 1.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 12 Saudi Arabia 1.4% compare
- 13 Portugal 1.4% compare
- 14 Puerto Rico 1.4% compare
- 16 Philippines 1.3% compare
- 17 Germany 1.3% compare
- 18 Switzerland 1.3% compare
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.38 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8215 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.4 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.33 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 235,443 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,518 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.71 % 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 1.4% 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 1.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2020.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 15th out of 72 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 down 6.1%. 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 programmes in unspecified fields, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release