Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 12.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy is 12.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 13.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 7.7%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 9th of 121 countries on this measure, 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 | 7.7% | — |
| 1999 | 7.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 7.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 7.8% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +5.0% |
| 2004 | 10.3% | +25.4% |
| 2005 | 11.8% | +14.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 12.0% | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 12.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.1% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 8.5% | -29.4% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | +45.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 12.1% | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 13.3% | +10.3% |
| 2022 | 12.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 12.7% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 7.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 9.9% | 7.7% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 11.6% | 8.5% | 12.5% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 13.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 6 Philippines 13.3% compare
- 7 Argentina 13.3% compare
- 8 Iceland 13.2% compare
- 10 Greece 12.6% compare
- 11 Tanzania, United Republic of 12.5% compare
- 12 Burkina Faso 12.3% compare
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 12.7% 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 13.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.7% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 9th 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 10.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release