Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Italy
Italy: Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme was 2.31 million Number in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.31 million Number
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
7th
of 46 countries
All-time high
2.31 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
1.82 million Number
in 2016
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Italy, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Italy stood at 2.31 million Number. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Italy peaked at 2.31 million Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million Number, in 2016.
Italy ranks 7th of 46 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Italy, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.87 million Number | — |
| 2014 | 1.85 million Number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.83 million Number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 1.82 million Number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million Number | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.90 million Number | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 1.94 million Number | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 2.03 million Number | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million Number | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 2.15 million Number | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.22 million Number | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 2.31 million Number | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.86 million Number | 1.82 million Number | 1.94 million Number | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.16 million Number | 2.03 million Number | 2.31 million Number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Italy
- 4 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.62 million Number compare
- 4 United Kingdom 2.62 million Number compare
- 6 Spain 2.44 million Number compare
- 8 Poland 1.40 million Number compare
- 8 Poland 1.40 million Number compare
- 10 Netherlands 969,491 Number compare
- 10 Netherlands 969,491 Number compare
More education data for Italy
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.61 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7347 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 250,961 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0909 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6419 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Italy?
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Italy was 2.31 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 2.31 million Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million Number in 2016.
- How does Italy rank for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme?
- Italy ranks 7th out of 46 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and field of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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