Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 17.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Italy recorded 17.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 17.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 1998.
That places Italy 7th out of 121 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | 10.0% | — |
| 1999 | 10.3% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 10.7% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +14.7% |
| 2004 | 14.3% | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 15.3% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 14.4% | -5.9% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 14.2% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 13.6% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.7% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 14.4% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 15.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.2% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | +10.8% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 17.6% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.0% | 10.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.3% | 15.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 13.6% | 15.9% | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 15.2% | 17.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 4 Netherlands 18.9% compare
- 5 Greece 18.4% compare
- 6 Trinidad and Tobago 18.1% compare
- 8 Iceland 17.5% compare
- 9 Qatar 17.4% compare
- 10 Tanzania, United Republic of 17.4% compare
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 17.6% 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 17.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 7th 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 19.2%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release