Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy
Italy: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy is 14.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy peaked at 14.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 1998.
Italy ranks 9th of 97 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 9.0% | — |
| 1999 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 14.2% | +12.1% |
| 2006 | 13.9% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 13.3% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 13.1% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.2% | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +7.3% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -12.1% |
| 2018 | 14.3% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.1% | 9.0% | 9.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.7% | 9.3% | 14.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 12.4% | 14.3% | 7 |
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 14.3% in 2018, 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 14.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 1998.
- How does Italy rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Italy ranks 9th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes in the reference year.