School enrollment, tertiary in Italy
Italy: School enrollment, tertiary was 75.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary in Italy, 2001–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2023, school enrollment, tertiary in Italy stood at 75.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary in Italy peaked at 75.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 53.5%, in 2001.
That places Italy 42nd out of 192 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.2% | 53.5% | 68.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 60.9% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.5% | 68.7% | 75.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More education data for Italy
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 11.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 103.6% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 250,961 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.21 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary in Italy?
- School enrollment, tertiary in Italy was 75.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 75.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.5% in 2001.
- How does Italy rank for school enrollment, tertiary?
- Italy ranks 42nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.